Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Cuts Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 776,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 28,233 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $36,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Dedication LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.96 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.90. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $42.40 and a 1-year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.145 dividend. This represents a $1.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 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).