Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS is Centennial Bank AR’s 9th Largest Position

Centennial Bank AR lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 646.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 134,334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 116,342 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 2.3% of Centennial Bank AR’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,307,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 59,766,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,813,787,000 after purchasing an additional 2,147,360 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,478,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $493,337,000 after buying an additional 142,443 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $424,064,000 after buying an additional 843,178 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,853,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $415,654,000 after buying an additional 60,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $390,688,000 after buying an additional 2,026,709 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $46.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.96. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.81 and a twelve month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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). 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).