Cerity Partners LLC Sells 107,134 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Cerity Partners LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 52.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 95,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 107,134 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 254.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 792.9% in the fourth quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Vestor Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $44,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.27 and its 200-day moving average is $44.92. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.1462 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 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).