Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC Sells 12,633 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC decreased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 125,420 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,633 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 3.5% of Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,823,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $314,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth about $53,000. Raymond James & Associates boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 1,694,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,917,000 after purchasing an additional 156,253 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.6% during the 2nd 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 purchasing an additional 29,257 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 10,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS traded down $0.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $45.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 85,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,739,588. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The company has a fifty day moving average of $46.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.01%. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).