First National Trust Co Raises Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

First National Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 131,284 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,170 shares during the period. First National Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,086,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 132,032,863 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,780,399,000 after purchasing an additional 8,121,857 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $157,270,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 92.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,043,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $133,227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465,828 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,058.2% during the third quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC now owns 1,215,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,222,000 after acquiring an additional 1,110,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4,786.2% during the third quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 767,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,596,000 after acquiring an additional 751,669 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VMBS traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $44.75. 1,142,085 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,652,305. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.99. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $42.06 and a 1-year high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.148 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.97%. This is an increase 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).