Columbus Macro LLC Sells 8,093 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Columbus Macro LLC cut its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 94,521 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,093 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $328,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 818,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,943,000 after acquiring an additional 12,100 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,168,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,127,000 after acquiring an additional 46,446 shares during the period. First National Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 286,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,249,000 after acquiring an additional 26,032 shares during the period. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.5% during the 2nd quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 180,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,375,000 after acquiring an additional 40,078 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.97 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $46.69 and a 200-day moving average of $46.12. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.65 and a 52 week high of $47.38.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1533 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 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).