Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stock Position Raised by Liberty One Investment Management LLC

Liberty One Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 45.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 51,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 16,050 shares during the quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,426,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 92,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,358,000 after acquiring an additional 1,820 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 359,916 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,898,000 after acquiring an additional 7,008 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,264,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,349,000 after acquiring an additional 25,209 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.7% in the first quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 209,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,833,000 after acquiring an additional 16,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Petra Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 40,577 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,905,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.07 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $46.58 and its 200-day moving average is $46.94. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.81 and a 12 month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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).