Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Sold by Susquehanna International Group LLP

Susquehanna International Group LLP cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 78.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 141,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 526,785 shares during the quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,633,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sigma Planning Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 20,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,000 after buying an additional 1,206 shares during the period. Two Sigma Securities LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 46.5% during the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 6,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 2,169 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 168.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 184,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,627,000 after buying an additional 115,594 shares during the period. Rational Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Rational Advisors Inc. now owns 84,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,940,000 after acquiring an additional 1,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 436.9% in the 2nd quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 4,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 3,757 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.18 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.76. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.97 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.168 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

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). 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).