Trust Company of Virginia VA reduced its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – free report ) by 14.7% during the first quarter, according to its latest Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company sold 935 shares during the quarter, leaving it holding 5,445 shares of the exchange-traded fund. Trust Company of Virginia VA's holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $248,000 as of the latest SEC filing.
Other large investors have also been buying and selling shares of VMBS recently. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp acquired an additional 244 shares during the period and now owns 79,132 shares of the exchange-traded fund, valued at $3,669,000. OmniStar Financial Group Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc acquired an additional 248 shares during the period and now owns 10,590 shares of the exchange-traded fund, valued at $491,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now holds 50,036 shares of the exchange-traded fund, valued at $2,282,000, after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now holds 849 shares of the exchange-traded fund, valued at $39,000, after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the period. Finally, Security Financial Services INC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 27,298 shares of the exchange traded fund's stock valued at $1,245,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares fell 0.4%
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares began trading at $45.40 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $42.06 and a 12-month high of $46.59. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.38.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1 will be paid a dividend of $0.151. This equates to an annualized dividend of $1.81 and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF's previous monthly dividend of $0.15.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile
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The Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted mortgage-backed securities index. The Fund employs a passively managed or index investing approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital US MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index).
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