Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Lifted by Evergreen Advisors LLC

Evergreen Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 692,834 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,022 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 7.6% of Evergreen Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Evergreen Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $32,529,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bell Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after acquiring an additional 66,496 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% in the 4th quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 140,873 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $606,000. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% in the fourth quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 49,240 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.50 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.71 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.97.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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). 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).