Goodman Financial Corp Buys Shares of 501,461 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Goodman Financial Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 501,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $23,609,000. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 4.5% of Goodman Financial Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $34,000. Tidemark LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 665.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 103.7% in the 3rd quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.58 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.85 and a 52 week high of $47.90. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.29 and a 200-day moving average of $47.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.1609 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%.

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).