Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Insigneo Advisory Services LLC

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 19.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,068 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $297,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 442.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 46,510,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,108,780,000 after purchasing an additional 37,928,555 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $199,949,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $140,368,000. Morningstar Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $116,296,000. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5,824.1% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 1,670,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,841,000 after acquiring an additional 1,641,878 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

VMBS opened at $45.74 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.06 and a one year high of $47.59. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.84.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.164 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.97 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%. This is a positive change 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).