Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS is Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 364,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,048 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $17,115,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 135,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,255,000 after purchasing an additional 28,971 shares during the last quarter. Capital Analysts LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 22,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,052,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 73,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,412,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,292,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $245,149,000 after buying an additional 180,207 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VMBS opened at $47.02 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.65 and a one year high of $47.46. The business has a fifty day moving average of $47.14 and a 200 day moving average of $46.61.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1615 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 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). 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).