Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stock Holdings Trimmed by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 31.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 130,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 59,462 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,903,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $390,000. Avaii Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $299,000 after purchasing an additional 737 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.4% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 141,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,544,000 after purchasing an additional 31,248 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 831,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,525,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares during the period. Finally, Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 50.9% during the 4th quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 9,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $423,000 after purchasing an additional 3,079 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VMBS stock traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $46.31. 1,173,447 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,661,964. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $42.06 and a twelve month high of $47.31. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.35.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.151 dividend. This represents a $1.81 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 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).