DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 95,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,505,000. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.8% of DiPaolo Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,051,000 after buying an additional 50,651 shares during the period. Bell Bank lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after acquiring an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% during the fourth quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after acquiring an additional 140,873 shares during the period. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.74 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.02. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.69 and a 52 week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).