Money Design Co. Ltd. Buys 7,338 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 290,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,338 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 0.6% of Money Design Co. Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Money Design Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $13,441,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 70.8% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $606,000 after acquiring an additional 5,424 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 182.0% in the 1st quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 227,969 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,557,000 after acquiring an additional 147,143 shares during the period. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 96,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,446,000 after acquiring an additional 9,431 shares during the period. Finally, Family CFO Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 264,601 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,254,000 after buying an additional 2,633 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4%

VMBS opened at $47.25 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.65 and a twelve month high of $47.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.89 and a 200-day moving average of $46.20.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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).