Grey Ledge Advisors LLC Has $3.19 Million Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Grey Ledge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 520.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 67,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,941 shares during the quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 57,618,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,705,775,000 after acquiring an additional 4,468,416 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $113,419,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $390,688,000 after purchasing an additional 2,026,709 shares during the period. Alesco Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $71,911,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $424,064,000 after purchasing an additional 843,178 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.96 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.69 and a 12-month high of $47.90. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.02.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.1634 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

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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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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