Western Wealth Management LLC Purchases 30,495 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Western Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 457.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 37,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,495 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,745,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Level Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,234,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,100,000 after purchasing an additional 324,265 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.5% during the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 89,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,200,000 after purchasing an additional 41,995 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 78.0% during the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 148,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,013,000 after purchasing an additional 65,258 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 140.4% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 101,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,757,000 after buying an additional 59,004 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS stock opened at $46.18 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.97 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $46.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.84.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.168 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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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