Peterson Financial Group Inc. Has $664,000 Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Peterson Financial Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,230 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 2.6% of Peterson Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Peterson Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 162.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 94,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,288,000 after purchasing an additional 58,148 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 5,396 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.4% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $216,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $36,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.55 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.05. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.153 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).