Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lowered its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 87.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,592 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 262,500 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,775,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.3% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 557,555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,322,000 after acquiring an additional 61,013 shares during the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 185,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,767,000 after purchasing an additional 17,730 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.0% during the 3rd quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $259,000 after purchasing an additional 1,198 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,663,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,036,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,912,000 after buying an additional 1,846,939 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.78 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.21.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.153 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.01%.

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).