NorthRock Partners LLC Has $13.64 Million Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 132,544.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 290,491 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 290,272 shares during the quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $13,641,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Bristlecone Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth about $591,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,051,000 after purchasing an additional 50,651 shares during the last quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 270,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,687,000 after buying an additional 16,663 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 74.3% in the third quarter. Bell Bank now owns 778,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,557,000 after acquiring an additional 331,869 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Interstate Bank raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,268,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,564,000 after purchasing an additional 25,655 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.94 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.85 and a 12-month high of $47.90. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.14.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.1609 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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).