Sanctuary Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 187,266 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,299 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $8,792,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 42.4% during the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 19,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $918,000 after buying an additional 5,823 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $243,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 153,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,202,000 after buying an additional 2,308 shares in the last quarter. Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Brindle & Bay Financial Advisors LLC now owns 47,510 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,976 shares during the period. Finally, Lincoln National Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $178,002,000 after acquiring an additional 40,592 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.96. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.81 and a 52 week 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 $0.1645 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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).