5,403 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Purchased by Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 5,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $250,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 519.1% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC now owns 551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 264.0% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $61,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 290.7% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 1,090 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $73,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $45.69 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.72. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.65 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.1607 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

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).