Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Centennial Bank AR

Centennial Bank AR lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 646.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 134,334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 116,342 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 2.3% of Centennial Bank AR’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,307,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $113,419,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 59,766,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,813,787,000 after purchasing an additional 2,147,360 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $390,688,000 after purchasing an additional 2,026,709 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $71,911,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $424,064,000 after purchasing an additional 843,178 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock opened at $46.50 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.81 and a twelve month high of $47.90. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.62 and its 200-day moving average is $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).