| Browse All

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VMBS)

Government Mortgage-Backed Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
47.26 USD +0.17 (0.361%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 47.17 -0.09 (-0.091%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:36 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT

VMBS has shown a relatively stable price movement with a recent dip below the 52-week high, but it remains near its 50-day moving average. The high dividend yield of 4.24% makes it an attractive option for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price forecasting model shows a minimal predicted upward movement, suggesting a cautious approach for short-term traders. Long-term investors may find the current dip an opportunity to buy and hold, especially given the consistent dividend payouts and the ETF's exposure to mortgage-backed securities. The options activity suggests a cautious outlook with some upside potential, making it a balanced choice for those looking for both income and moderate growth.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.004733
MSTL0.005230
AutoETS0.005344
AutoARIMA0.007787

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.98
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.801
Excess Kurtosis -0.27

As of April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a mixed sentiment. For the May 15 expiration, there is significant call volume and open interest around the 44.0 strike, suggesting some bearish or neutral positioning, while the ATM strike at 47.0 shows anchoring. The puts show similar ATM positioning at 47.0, indicating some caution. The August 21 options show a top OI at 49.0 and 50.0 for calls, suggesting potential upside expectations, while the puts have ATM and slightly out-of-the-money strikes, indicating some downside protection. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious but slightly bullish stance with a focus on potential upside.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.35% 4.34% 4.19% 3.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.162 0.345932
2026-03-02 0.161 0.340551
2026-02-02 0.165 0.353243
2025-12-18 0.160 0.343447
2025-12-01 0.162 0.349444
2025-11-03 0.172 0.372528
2025-10-01 0.153 0.332660
2025-09-02 0.165 0.364503
2025-08-01 0.164 0.364052
2025-07-01 0.163 0.364385
2025-06-02 0.161 0.366667
2025-05-01 0.198 0.447018
2025-04-01 0.164 0.369279
2025-03-03 0.159 0.358751
2025-02-03 0.160 0.369898
2024-12-24 0.152 0.354826
2024-12-02 0.150 0.343651
2024-11-01 0.153 0.356840
2024-10-01 0.145 0.327027
2024-09-03 0.154 0.350548
2024-08-01 0.151 0.348943
2024-07-01 0.151 0.361622
2024-06-03 0.150 0.358589
2024-05-01 0.148 0.361643
2024-04-01 0.146 0.350827
2024-03-01 0.145 0.348080
2024-02-01 0.143 0.337684
2023-12-22 0.142 0.337092
2023-12-01 0.141 0.343557
2023-11-01 0.134 0.342875
2023-10-02 0.136 0.348442
2023-09-01 0.130 0.321172
2023-08-01 0.130 0.319044
2023-07-03 0.126 0.307599
2023-06-01 0.125 0.303080
2023-05-01 0.122 0.297059
2023-04-03 0.116 0.279612
2023-03-01 0.118 0.293826
2023-02-01 0.114 0.272054
2022-12-23 0.115 0.283724
2022-12-01 0.109 0.267324
2022-11-01 0.105 0.269701
2022-10-03 0.103 0.259805
2022-09-01 0.098 0.237481
2022-08-01 0.096 0.223558
2022-07-01 0.091 0.217583
2022-06-01 0.081 0.193159
2022-05-02 0.069 0.166367
2022-04-01 0.074 0.171854
2022-03-01 0.069 0.154606
2022-02-01 0.059 0.131511
2021-12-23 0.054 0.118631
2021-12-01 0.050 0.109624
2021-11-01 0.048 0.105120
2021-10-01 0.044 0.095977
2021-09-01 0.053 0.115423
2021-08-02 0.046 0.099941
2021-07-01 0.047 0.102834
2021-06-01 0.038 0.082998
2021-05-03 0.026 0.056616
2021-04-01 0.043 0.094189
2021-03-01 0.050 0.108836
2021-02-01 0.044 0.095262
2020-12-23 0.136 0.295013
2020-12-01 0.067 0.145649
2020-11-02 0.069 0.150072
2020-10-01 0.068 0.147840
2020-09-01 0.069 0.149705
2020-08-03 0.075 0.162929
2020-07-01 0.082 0.178316
2020-06-01 0.095 0.206404
2020-05-01 0.095 0.206764
2020-04-01 0.126 0.275877
2020-03-02 0.100 0.221292
2020-02-03 0.107 0.238999
2019-12-23 0.115 0.259227
2019-12-02 0.102 0.230160
2019-11-01 0.115 0.259553
2019-10-01 0.112 0.253376
2019-09-03 0.119 0.269728
2019-08-01 0.133 0.303219
2019-07-01 0.114 0.261940
2019-06-03 0.136 0.313880
2019-05-01 0.127 0.296973
2019-04-01 0.149 0.349738
2019-03-01 0.116 0.275441
2019-02-01 0.133 0.315843
2018-12-24 0.140 0.336053
2018-12-03 0.123 0.298148
2018-11-01 0.134 0.328050
2018-10-01 0.120 0.292585
2018-09-04 0.120 0.291042
2018-08-01 0.119 0.289971
2018-07-02 0.097 0.236173
2018-06-01 0.121 0.295222
2018-05-01 0.109 0.267353
2018-04-02 0.126 0.307244
2018-03-01 0.096 0.234891
2018-02-01 0.097 0.237091
2017-12-26 0.111 0.268078
2017-12-01 0.096 0.231547
2017-11-01 0.097 0.233808
2017-10-02 0.096 0.231209
2017-09-01 0.098 0.236009
2017-08-01 0.096 0.232280
2017-07-03 0.095 0.231376
2017-06-01 0.095 0.230389
2017-05-01 0.095 0.231858
2017-04-03 0.092 0.225198
2017-03-01 0.091 0.224080
2017-02-01 0.072 0.177772
2016-12-22 0.248 0.616237
2016-12-01 0.070 0.173202
2016-11-01 0.066 0.159833
2016-10-03 0.068 0.164236
2016-09-01 0.079 0.191400
2016-08-01 0.075 0.181874
2016-07-01 0.080 0.194378
2016-06-01 0.081 0.198429
2016-05-02 0.078 0.191585
2016-04-01 0.091 0.223675
2016-03-01 0.091 0.224477
2016-02-01 0.073 0.180687
2015-12-23 0.344 0.861861
2015-12-01 0.072 0.179926
2015-11-02 0.072 0.179865
2015-10-01 0.074 0.184487
2015-09-01 0.064 0.160379
2015-08-03 0.062 0.155613
2015-07-01 0.059 0.149636
2015-06-01 0.058 0.145742
2015-05-01 0.049 0.122984
2015-04-01 0.069 0.172951
2015-03-25 0.066 0.165676
2015-03-02 0.070 0.176895
2015-02-02 0.061 0.153717
2014-12-23 0.226 0.575663
2014-12-01 0.057 0.144904
2014-11-03 0.070 0.179255
2014-10-01 0.060 0.154230
2014-09-02 0.061 0.157578
2014-08-01 0.068 0.176334
2014-07-01 0.071 0.183931
2014-06-02 0.076 0.197414
2014-05-01 0.076 0.198914
2014-04-01 0.083 0.219660
2014-03-03 0.083 0.218321
2014-02-03 0.076 0.200382
2013-12-24 0.086 0.231218
2013-11-29 0.073 0.195410
2013-10-31 0.073 0.194287
2013-09-30 0.063 0.168790
2013-08-30 0.046 0.124998
2013-07-31 0.036 0.097357
2013-06-28 0.023 0.062293
2013-05-31 0.023 0.061645
2013-04-30 0.025 0.066037
2013-03-28 0.022 0.058397
2013-02-28 0.018 0.047781
2013-01-31 0.017 0.045298
2012-12-24 0.276 0.732290
2012-11-30 0.006 0.015906
2012-11-02 0.025 0.066044
2012-09-28 0.031 0.081732
2012-08-31 0.041 0.108283
2012-07-31 0.051 0.135311
2012-06-29 0.064 0.170844
2012-05-31 0.058 0.155373
2012-04-30 0.073 0.196073
2012-03-30 0.069 0.186554
2012-02-29 0.078 0.211046
2012-01-31 0.073 0.197433
2011-12-23 0.318 0.864918
2011-11-30 0.084 0.229740
2011-10-31 0.106 0.290548
2011-09-30 0.106 0.290808
2011-08-31 0.117 0.320285
2011-07-29 0.101 0.280667
2011-06-30 0.096 0.268657
2011-05-31 0.091 0.254596
2011-04-29 0.080 0.226251
2011-03-31 0.105 0.301219
2011-02-28 0.085 0.243431
2011-01-31 0.086 0.246711
2010-12-27 0.908 2.617575
2010-11-30 0.092 0.263561
2010-10-29 0.136 0.387894
2010-09-30 0.067 0.193582
2010-08-31 0.096 0.276439
2010-07-30 0.103 0.296689
2010-06-30 0.094 0.273108
2010-05-28 0.084 0.246623
2010-04-30 0.075 0.222892
2010-03-31 0.075 0.223894
2010-02-26 0.112 0.335117
2010-01-29 0.107 0.319914
2009-12-24 0.098 0.296467
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-06-07
dividendYield 4.24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 54.87
All Time Low 42.06
Ask 47.35
Ask Size 25
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,644,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,677,306
Average Volume 1,677,306
Average Volume10Days 1,644,000
Beta3 Year 1.11
Bid 47.16
Bid Size 8
Category Government Mortgage-Backed Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 47.345
Day Low 47.21
Dividend Date 1,496,793,600
Dividend Yield 4.24
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 47.1784
Fifty Day Average Change 0.08160019
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0017296091
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.0281773
Fifty Two Week High 47.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6400032
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.013361235
Fifty Two Week Low 45.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.209999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.049056586
Fifty Two Week Range 45.05 - 47.9
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,258,986,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0060709
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,258,588,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_81834872
Nav Price 47.2
Net Assets 16,648,368,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 47.24
Post Market Change -0.09069824
Post Market Change Percent -0.19191334
Post Market Price 47.1693
Post Market Time 1,776,461,805
Previous Close 47.09
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.169998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.361007
Regular Market Day High 47.345
Regular Market Day Low 47.21
Regular Market Day Range 47.21 - 47.345
Regular Market Open 47.24
Regular Market Previous Close 47.09
Regular Market Price 47.26
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,648,046
Short Name Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securi
Source Interval 15
Symbol VMBS
Three Year Average Return 0.048863802
Total Assets 16,648,368,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.43332
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.43332
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.91945
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.34054947
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0072581726
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,648,046
Yield 0.0424
Ytd Return 0.43332