Staley Capital Advisers Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Staley Capital Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 331,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 18,200 shares during the quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $15,560,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% in the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.37 on Thursday. 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 $46.68 and its 200 day moving average is $46.99.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%.

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).