Private Trust Co. NA Has $266,000 Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Private Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 26.0% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,185 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $266,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vectors Research Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.0% in the second quarter. Vectors Research Management LLC now owns 339,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,749,000 after buying an additional 41,635 shares in the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $284,000. RCS Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $260,000. Mutual Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.8% in the second quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 152,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,026,000 after buying an additional 9,676 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the second quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 83,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,855,000 after buying an additional 2,498 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.34 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.65 and a 1-year high of $47.38. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.83 and a 200-day moving average of $46.17.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1533 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend 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).