Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Bought by ONE Advisory Partners LLC

ONE Advisory Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 164,535 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,075 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 2.4% of ONE Advisory Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. ONE Advisory Partners LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $7,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VMBS. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 331,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $285,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. MONECO Advisors LLC now owns 4,717 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $226,000. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 85,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,020,000 after buying an additional 4,241 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $47.22 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.94. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.85 and a 1 year high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1645 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

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).