Hancock Whitney Corp Sells 585 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Hancock Whitney Corp trimmed its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 57,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 585 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,592,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Morningstar Investment Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 200.4% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 5,292,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $245,629,000 after buying an additional 3,531,000 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 134,995,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,856,614 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 27.4% in the 1st 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 purchasing an additional 2,143,081 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $57,419,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.0% during 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 Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $47.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.69. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

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 dividend of $0.154 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.91%. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).