Keybank National Association OH Acquires 46,047 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Keybank National Association OH grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,320,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,047 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $108,949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Bell Bank increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after purchasing an additional 66,496 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% during the 4th quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 140,873 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $606,000. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% during the 4th quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 49,240 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.61 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.69 and a 1 year high of $47.90. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.72 and its 200 day moving average is $47.01.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).