5,613 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Purchased by RCS Financial Planning LLC

RCS Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $260,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $328,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 818,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,943,000 after purchasing an additional 12,100 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,168,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,127,000 after purchasing an additional 46,446 shares during the last quarter. First National Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.0% during the first quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 286,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,249,000 after purchasing an additional 26,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.5% during the second quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 180,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,375,000 after purchasing an additional 40,078 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $47.16 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.77 and a 200-day moving average of $46.16. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.65 and a 52 week high of $47.38.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.1533 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).