Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Disciplined Investments LLC

Disciplined Investments LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,426 shares during the period. Disciplined Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $871,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 134,995,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,856,614 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,004,000 after purchasing an additional 1,737,364 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $57,419,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,115,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $867,826,000 after acquiring an additional 659,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $22,216,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.91 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.28 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.99.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.153 dividend. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).