Claro Advisors LLC Purchases 2,826 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Claro Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,826 shares during the quarter. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $216,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 8,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $384,000 after acquiring an additional 862 shares during the period. Patten & Patten Inc. TN purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $259,000. Finally, Hilltop Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 66,003 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,010,000 after purchasing an additional 2,388 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VMBS opened at $45.55 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.52 and a 200 day moving average of $46.05.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.03%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).