Cwm LLC Sells 7,636 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Cwm LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 68.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,536 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,636 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $164,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Family CFO Inc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Family CFO Inc now owns 295,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,916,000 after buying an additional 3,172 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,416,122 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $193,338,000 after acquiring an additional 390,939 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 3,021,774 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $132,293,000 after purchasing an additional 27,169 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.5% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 26,554 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 2,294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18.2% during the fourth quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 460,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,362,000 after purchasing an additional 70,816 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.75 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $45.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.02. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $42.06 and a one year high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.148 dividend. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).