Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by OmniStar Financial Group Inc.

OmniStar Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 10,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 248 shares during the quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $491,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 254.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Retirement Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 792.9% in the fourth quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $45.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,079,386 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,767,718. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $42.06 and a 1 year high of $47.21. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.85.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a $0.1453 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.82%.

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).