Hancock Whitney Corp Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Hancock Whitney Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,712,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.18 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.98%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).