Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC Takes $29,000 Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $29,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Family CFO Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 295,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,916,000 after acquiring an additional 3,172 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,416,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $193,338,000 after purchasing an additional 390,939 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,021,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $132,293,000 after purchasing an additional 27,169 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 26,554 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 460,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,362,000 after buying an additional 70,816 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS traded down $0.15 during trading on Thursday, reaching $44.22. 975,328 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,683,139. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.04. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.1462 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.97%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14.

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).