Hsbc Holdings PLC Acquires 20,533 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 89,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,533 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Brighton Securities CORP. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $704,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. EJMK Ventures LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $433,000. Arwa LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $582,000. Finally, BDFS Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,727,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.98 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.69 and a 12-month high of $47.90. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.02.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1634 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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). 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).