Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.6% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 206,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,774 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $9,689,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. City State Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 36,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after buying an additional 235 shares during the period. Genesis Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $982,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 9,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $373,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 11,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.14 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.94. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.81 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.1645 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

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).