Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. Decreases Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 11.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,564 shares during the quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $881,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Andina Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $505,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 94.6% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,255,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,216,000 after acquiring an additional 610,385 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 49.1% during the fourth quarter. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC now owns 16,515 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $766,000 after purchasing an additional 5,441 shares during the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares during the period. Finally, Sage Rhino Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 21.1% during the fourth quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 58,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,718,000 after purchasing an additional 10,226 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.75 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.02. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $42.06 and a 12 month high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.148 per share. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st. This is a boost 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).