Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 83,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,507 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Trilogy Capital Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.9% in the 1st quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. now owns 9,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $437,000 after acquiring an additional 2,635 shares during the last quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 39.5% in the 1st quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 40,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,860,000 after buying an additional 11,543 shares during the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $1,628,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 29.6% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 783 shares during the period. Finally, Northland Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Northland Capital Management LLC now owns 383,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,498,000 after acquiring an additional 8,173 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.96. The company had a trading volume of 1,357,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,612,284. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $42.40 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.145 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%.

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).