Perigon Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 268,947 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,920 shares during the quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $12,630,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $38,000. Bellevue Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $39,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 71.7% in the second quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 884 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 369 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $47.13 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.65 and a twelve month high of $47.46. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.68.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a $0.1615 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st.

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). 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).