Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 373,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 18,989 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $17,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 162.1% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 94,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,288,000 after acquiring an additional 58,148 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,000 after buying an additional 5,396 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 554,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,192,000 after buying an additional 29,257 shares during the last quarter. Transform Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after buying an additional 8,104 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.36 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $46.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.14. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a dividend of $0.153 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.96%.

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).