Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS)
| Assets | $14.87B |
| NAV | $48.62 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.04% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 305.92M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.79 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.62% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 1, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | -9.36% |
| Volume | 45,445 |
| Open | 48.50 |
| Previous Close | 48.62 |
| Day's Range | 48.47 - 48.56 |
| 52-Week Low | 46.19 |
| 52-Week High | 53.53 |
| Beta | 0.02 |
| Holdings | 4286 |
| Inception Date | Nov 19, 2009 |
About VMBS
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index. This index covers U.S. agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the GNMA, the FNMA, and the FHLMC. To be included in the index, pool aggregates must have at least $1 billion currently outstanding and a weighted average maturity of at least 1 year. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Top 10 Holdings
7.93% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 2.51% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | FR SD8183 | 0.74% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4237 | 0.71% |
| Fnma Pass-Thru I | FN FS1648 | 0.64% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4208 | 0.60% |
| Government National Mortgage Association | G2 MA6994 | 0.58% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4158 | 0.57% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4255 | 0.53% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | FR SD8146 | 0.53% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4355 | 0.52% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $0.096 | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $0.0909 | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.0805 | Jun 6, 2022 |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.0685 | May 5, 2022 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $0.0744 | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $0.0691 | Mar 4, 2022 |
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