Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors LLC Buys New Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Siligmueller & Norvid Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 25,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,188,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Certus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,304 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.5% in the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,687,000 after buying an additional 5,098 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 45.4% during the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 909,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,724,000 after acquiring an additional 284,118 shares during the period. Founders Financial Alliance LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $66,000. Finally, Guidance Capital Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 41.8% during the third quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 10,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $495,000 after acquiring an additional 3,083 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.60 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.03. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.85 and a 12-month high of $47.70.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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).