Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Acquired by Gould Asset Management LLC CA

Gould Asset Management LLC CA grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 24.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 82,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,163 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 0.7% of Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Bell Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after buying an additional 66,496 shares during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,160,000 after buying an additional 19,361 shares during the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,258,000 after buying an additional 140,873 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $606,000. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 35.6% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,234,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,100,000 after acquiring an additional 324,265 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VMBS opened at $46.45 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.96. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.78 and a 52 week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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

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).