Avise Financial Cooperative Inc. Invests $803,000 in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Avise Financial Cooperative Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 17,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $803,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in 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 valued at $28,051,000 after acquiring an additional 50,651 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,781,000 after acquiring an additional 66,496 shares in the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% in the 4th quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 140,873 shares during the period. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% during the 4th quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 49,240 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.60 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.06. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $45.23 and a one year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1634 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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).