Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Raised by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 257,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,396 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $12,067,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $342,000. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $921,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $210,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $297,000 after buying an additional 1,323 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.44 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.98. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.69 and a 52 week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. 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).