OneAscent Financial Services LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

OneAscent Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 98,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,483,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.3% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 124,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,877,000 after buying an additional 58,236 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $466,000. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 703,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,204,000 after purchasing an additional 23,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 305.5% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 430,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,304,000 after purchasing an additional 324,020 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.34 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.164 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.97 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.25%.

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).