Gould Asset Management LLC CA Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Gould Asset Management LLC CA grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 24.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 82,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,163 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 0.7% of Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,888,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VMBS. City State Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 36,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $982,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 9,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $373,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 11,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.45 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.78 and a 1 year high of $47.90. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).