Equity Investment Corp Sells 735 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Equity Investment Corp decreased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 65,840 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 735 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Prudent Man Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC now owns 56,483 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares during the period. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $866,000. Gilbert & Cook Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 5,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 42.8% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 201,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,496,000 after acquiring an additional 60,314 shares during the period. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 66,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,151,000 after acquiring an additional 2,826 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.55 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The business’s 50-day moving average is $46.52 and its 200 day moving average is $46.05.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.153 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 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).