Buck Wealth Strategies LLC Buys 3,468 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Buck Wealth Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 68.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,468 shares during the quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $396,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH now owns 7,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $356,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. First National Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 294,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,650,000 after acquiring an additional 8,462 shares in the last quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.1% during the second quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 281,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,059,000 after acquiring an additional 23,395 shares in the last quarter. United Capital Management of KS Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $7,982,000. Finally, Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC NY now owns 34,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,595,000 after buying an additional 979 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.12 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.65 and a one year high of $47.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $46.98 and a 200 day moving average of $46.26.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a $0.1533 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 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).