Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Raised by Rialto Wealth Management LLC

Rialto Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 296.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 246,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 184,621 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 3.0% of Rialto Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Rialto Wealth Management LLC owned 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $11,596,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $90,328,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,924,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,391,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,253,241 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,220,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,043,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,467 shares in the last quarter. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,012,969.1% during the 3rd quarter. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 688,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,350,000 after purchasing an additional 688,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 53,150,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,462,985,000 after purchasing an additional 643,509 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.3%

VMBS opened at $47.70 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $47.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.99. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.85 and a 1 year high of $47.70.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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