Money Design Co. Ltd. Has $13.44 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 290,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,338 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 0.6% of Money Design Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Money Design Co. Ltd. owned 0.09% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $13,441,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 70.8% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $606,000 after buying an additional 5,424 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 182.0% in the 1st quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 227,969 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,557,000 after buying an additional 147,143 shares during the last quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 96,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,446,000 after buying an additional 9,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family CFO Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 264,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,254,000 after buying an additional 2,633 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.25 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.65 and a 12-month high of $47.46. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.20.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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).