National Bank of Canada FI Has $67,000 Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

National Bank of Canada FI lowered its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 31.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 661 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $67,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 200.4% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 5,292,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $245,629,000 after purchasing an additional 3,531,000 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 134,995,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,157,155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,856,614 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 27.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 9,976,201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $455,015,000 after acquiring an additional 2,143,081 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter worth $57,419,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 17,498,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $811,230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,138,921 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.45 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $46.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.62. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $42.06 and a 1-year high of $47.56.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.154 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.89%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).