Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 424,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,377 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 1.5% of Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $20,053,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.91 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $43.28 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day moving average is $46.66 and its 200 day moving average is $46.01.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted, mortgage-backed securities index. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index).