Guidance Capital Inc. makes a new investment in the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Guidance Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $240,000.

Other large investors have recently modified their positions in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $36,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at $53,000. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 38.7% in the second quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 376 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.82 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.49. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.31.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Raises Dividends

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.154 per share. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.85 and a yield of 3.95%. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted index of mortgage-backed securities. The Fund uses a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital US MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index).

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