Atria Investments Inc Sells 24,066 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Atria Investments Inc cut its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 227,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 24,066 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $10,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bristlecone Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth about $591,000. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 270,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,687,000 after purchasing an additional 16,663 shares in the last quarter. Bell Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 74.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bell Bank now owns 778,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,557,000 after buying an additional 331,869 shares during the last quarter. First Interstate Bank increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,268,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,564,000 after buying an additional 25,655 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 77.8% during the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 175,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,243,000 after buying an additional 76,821 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.56 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.85 and a 12 month high of $47.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.97.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).