B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 5,137 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $243,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 134,995,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,155,000 after buying an additional 2,856,614 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $57,419,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,115,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $867,826,000 after purchasing an additional 659,720 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $22,216,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $20,731,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.39 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $42.06 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.86.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a $0.145 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%.

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).