Clear Creek Financial Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 47.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 30,014 shares during the period. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,556,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Certus Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,458,000 after buying an additional 5,304 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.5% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,687,000 after acquiring an additional 5,098 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 45.4% in the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 909,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,724,000 after acquiring an additional 284,118 shares during the period. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $66,000. Finally, Guidance Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 41.8% in the third quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 10,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $495,000 after acquiring an additional 3,083 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.60 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.85 and a 12-month high of $47.70. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.03.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%.

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). 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).