Flputnam Investment Management Co. Has $410,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. lessened its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 905 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $410,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.0% during the third quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 79,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,669,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $491,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. KC Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% during the 1st 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 last quarter. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 8,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.29 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.91. 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 business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.1462 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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 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).