Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Position Boosted by Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH

Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. LRI Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 138.9% in the 1st quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $39,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $68,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $80,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5,697.4% in the first quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 2,165 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $47.40 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.23. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.65 and a 52 week high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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).