Janus Henderson Group PLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Janus Henderson Group PLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 78.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 93,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 336,880 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 708 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $642,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the period. Successful Portfolios LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 5,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 513 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 51.3% during the 4th quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 75,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,374,000 after buying an additional 25,542 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.64 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.76. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.48 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1977 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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).