Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Centennial Bank AR

Centennial Bank AR boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 875.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $111,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% during the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $36,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock opened at $45.51 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.97. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $43.23 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a $0.153 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.03%.

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).