Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. Has $9.19 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 194,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,518 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 1.8% of Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $9,190,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $45.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 299,338 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,605,830. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.81 and a 200 day moving average of $45.93. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $43.23 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.153 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st.

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).