WFA of San Diego LLC Acquires 8,757 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

WFA of San Diego LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 22.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 47,309 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,757 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 1.9% of WFA of San Diego LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. WFA of San Diego LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 162.1% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 94,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,288,000 after purchasing an additional 58,148 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 5,396 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 554,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,192,000 after acquiring an additional 29,257 shares in the last quarter. Transform Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after acquiring an additional 8,104 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.25 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $46.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.153 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).