Cetera Investment Advisers Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 88.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 832,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 390,754 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.22% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $37,963,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 262 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter worth $53,000. Finally, SouthState Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $57,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded up $0.58 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.96. 2,898,406 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,520,879. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.00. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.33.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st will be given a $0.151 dividend. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 1st.

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).