Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by US Bancorp DE

US Bancorp DE lowered its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 470,249 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,212 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $22,200,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,727,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.1% during the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 49,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,290,000 after acquiring an additional 12,400 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,337,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,161,000 after acquiring an additional 20,353 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 212,948 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,053,000 after purchasing an additional 9,099 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 145,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,689,000 after purchasing an additional 12,577 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.51 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $46.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.94. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $43.23 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).