Sanctuary Advisors LLC Buys 11,299 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 187,266 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,299 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $8,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% during the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Kingdom Financial Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.50 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $45.81 and a one year high of $47.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $46.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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). 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).