4,322 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Bought by HF Advisory Group LLC

HF Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $200,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Archer Investment Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Omega Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $210,000. United Asset Strategies Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.1% in the fourth quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 274,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,717,000 after acquiring an additional 68,198 shares during the last quarter. LifePlan Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,177,000. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 181,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,391,000 after acquiring an additional 3,833 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.29 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.91. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.1462 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.96%. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14.

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).