Vectors Research Management LLC Has $14.79 Million Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Vectors Research Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 313,269 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,442 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 4.5% of Vectors Research Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Vectors Research Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $14,789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 162.1% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 94,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,288,000 after buying an additional 58,148 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 5,396 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.4% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.57 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $43.87 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.03.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).