Atria Investments Inc Purchases 51,015 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Atria Investments Inc increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 21.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 294,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 51,015 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $13,901,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 134,995,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,157,155,000 after buying an additional 2,856,614 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,004,000 after buying an additional 1,737,364 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $57,419,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,115,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $867,826,000 after buying an additional 659,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $22,216,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.91 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.99. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.28 and a 52 week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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