Family CFO Inc Sells 51,461 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Family CFO Inc trimmed its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 17.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 243,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 51,461 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 7.3% of Family CFO Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Family CFO Inc owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $11,292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 79,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,669,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $491,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the period. KC Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 8,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ VMBS traded down $0.17 on Thursday, reaching $44.29. The stock had a trading volume of 1,147,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,723,069. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $42.06 and a 12-month high of $47.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.92.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1462 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.96%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14.

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).