ST Germain D J Co. Inc. Purchases 222 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 480,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 222 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 1.0% of ST Germain D J Co. Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. ST Germain D J Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $22,272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,464,000 after purchasing an additional 56,504 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 99.3% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,032 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 93.2% in the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 5,938 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,865 shares during the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 64.2% in the fourth quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 48,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,205,000 after purchasing an additional 19,008 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $45.46 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.65 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.74.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.1607 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous 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).