Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS)
| Assets | $15.17B |
| NAV | $52.97 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 286.34M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.66 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.25% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Oct 1, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Volume | 981,066 |
| Open | 52.98 |
| Previous Close | 52.96 |
| Day's Range | 52.98 - 53.04 |
| 52-Week Low | 52.72 |
| 52-Week High | 53.83 |
| Beta | -0.03 |
| Holdings | 4240 |
| Inception Date | Nov 19, 2009 |
About VMBS
The investment seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted mortgage-backed securities index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index. This index covers U.S. agency mortgage-backed pass-through securities. To be included in the index, pool aggregates must have at least $250 million 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 under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in bonds included in the index.
Top 10 Holdings
9.59% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Federal National Mortgage Association 2.5% | N/A | 2.26% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association 2.43% | N/A | 1.76% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | FN MA4237 | 0.88% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | N/A | 0.73% |
| Government National Mortgage Association 2.43% | N/A | 0.69% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | N/A | 0.68% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | N/A | 0.66% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association 3.43% | N/A | 0.65% |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | N/A | 0.65% |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | N/A | 0.64% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2021 | $0.0441 | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | $0.0526 | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | $0.0462 | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | $0.0466 | Jul 7, 2021 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $0.0375 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| May 3, 2021 | $0.0261 | May 6, 2021 |
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