Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,336,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 253,782 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 3.16% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $485,390,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $32,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $38,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Bellevue Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.28 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.87. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.85 and a fifty-two week high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.1615 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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).