Park Square Financial Group LLC Purchases Shares of 5,514 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,514 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $250,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares in the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. SWP Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,181,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Advisors MI raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 177,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,050,000 after buying an additional 12,854 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.34 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.48 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $45.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.74.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1977 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.23%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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).