Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp Sells 18,784 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 19.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,803 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 18,784 shares during the period. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bristlecone Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $591,000. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,051,000 after acquiring an additional 50,651 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 270,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,687,000 after purchasing an additional 16,663 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 74.3% during the third quarter. Bell Bank now owns 778,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,557,000 after purchasing an additional 331,869 shares during the period. Finally, First Interstate Bank lifted its holdings 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 worth $59,564,000 after purchasing an additional 25,655 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.24 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $47.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.85 and a one year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

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).