Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Eagle Asset Management Inc.

Eagle Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 85.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,017 shares during the period. Eagle Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,000,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,779,000 after buying an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.18 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $46.32 and its 200-day moving average is $46.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.153 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.98%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).