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How To Profit From Quantitative Easing
David Cretcher • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
The Market Has Recovered - Congratulations You've Lost 28 Percent
David Cretcher • Fri, Mar 8 • 30 Comments
Why Asset Allocations Fail And What You Can Do About It
David Cretcher • Thu, Mar 7 • 6 Comments
Equity Index Valuation Model For An Activist Fed-Driven Market
Daniel R Moore • Wed, Mar 6
Against The Grain: A 100% Bond Portfolio With Negative Correlation To A Broad Bond Market ETF
Brad Kenagy • Mon, Feb 11 • 19 Comments
Does It Make Sense To Include Bonds And Income ETFs In Your Portfolio?
Lowell Herr • Thu, Dec 27, 2012 • 8 Comments
Larry Swedroe Positions For 2013: Resist The Temptation To Stretch For Yield
Larry Swedroe • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 148 Comments
Fixed-Income Strategy: What's Jeffrey Gundlach Doing?
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer A Raw Deal
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 7 Comments
How A Mortgage REIT Could Run Out Of Earnings With Current MBS Rates
Tim Plaehn • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 31 Comments
The Scourge Of Central Banking
Pater Tenebrarum • Thu, Oct 4, 2012 • 568 Comments
The True Yield Of Your Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Sun, Sep 30, 2012 • 11 Comments
Should The Fed's Words Influence Your Asset Allocations?
Tom Madell • Tue, Sep 25, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why Mortgage-Backed Bond ETFs Will Increase Your Net Worth
Gary Gordon • Mon, Sep 24, 2012 • 7 Comments
Bernanke Acts, But Will It Help?
Brendan O'Boyle • Sat, Sep 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
QE3 Should Be Good For The Economy, U.S. Consumers
StockRiters • Fri, Sep 14, 2012 • 7 Comments
mREITS: Irrefutable Math Portends Interest Rate Problems
Tim Plaehn • Sat, Sep 8, 2012 • 50 Comments
The Fed Should Stimulate Lending
Evan Schnidman • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 299 Comments
Long, Slow Squeeze In The Cards For Mortgage REIT Yields
Tim Plaehn • Mon, May 21, 2012 • 17 Comments
Top 10 Long-Term U.S. Treasury, Agency, And Inflation Protected Bond ETFs
David Fry • Wed, Apr 18, 2012 • 2 Comments

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A Vote for Ending Mortgage Subsidies
Tom Lindmark • Tue, Mar 29, 2011 • 4 Comments
Commission-Free ETFs Enable Portfolio Building Using Asset Allocation Strategies
MyPlanIQ • Sun, May 16, 2010 • 12 Comments
5 Critical Questions to Ask When Investing in ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Feb 11, 2010 • 4 Comments
5 Ways to Slash Your ETF Expenses
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 10, 2009 • 1 Comment

How To Profit From Quantitative Easing
David Cretcher • Tue, Mar 12 • 5 Comments
The Market Has Recovered - Congratulations You've Lost 28 Percent
David Cretcher • Fri, Mar 8 • 30 Comments
Why Asset Allocations Fail And What You Can Do About It
David Cretcher • Thu, Mar 7 • 6 Comments
Equity Index Valuation Model For An Activist Fed-Driven Market
Daniel R Moore • Wed, Mar 6
Against The Grain: A 100% Bond Portfolio With Negative Correlation To A Broad Bond Market ETF
Brad Kenagy • Mon, Feb 11 • 19 Comments
Does It Make Sense To Include Bonds And Income ETFs In Your Portfolio?
Lowell Herr • Thu, Dec 27, 2012 • 8 Comments
Larry Swedroe Positions For 2013: Resist The Temptation To Stretch For Yield
Larry Swedroe • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 148 Comments
Fixed-Income Strategy: What's Jeffrey Gundlach Doing?
CFA Institute Contributors • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer A Raw Deal
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 7 Comments
How A Mortgage REIT Could Run Out Of Earnings With Current MBS Rates
Tim Plaehn • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 31 Comments
The Scourge Of Central Banking
Pater Tenebrarum • Thu, Oct 4, 2012 • 568 Comments
The True Yield Of Your Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Sun, Sep 30, 2012 • 11 Comments
Should The Fed's Words Influence Your Asset Allocations?
Tom Madell • Tue, Sep 25, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why Mortgage-Backed Bond ETFs Will Increase Your Net Worth
Gary Gordon • Mon, Sep 24, 2012 • 7 Comments
Bernanke Acts, But Will It Help?
Brendan O'Boyle • Sat, Sep 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
QE3 Should Be Good For The Economy, U.S. Consumers
StockRiters • Fri, Sep 14, 2012 • 7 Comments
mREITS: Irrefutable Math Portends Interest Rate Problems
Tim Plaehn • Sat, Sep 8, 2012 • 50 Comments
The Fed Should Stimulate Lending
Evan Schnidman • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 299 Comments
Long, Slow Squeeze In The Cards For Mortgage REIT Yields
Tim Plaehn • Mon, May 21, 2012 • 17 Comments
Top 10 Long-Term U.S. Treasury, Agency, And Inflation Protected Bond ETFs
David Fry • Wed, Apr 18, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Weekend Investor: Five mortgage funds for yield-hungry buyers

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 13, 2010)

VMBS vs. ETF Alternatives

VMBS Description

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted U.S mortgage-backed securities index with an intermediate-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
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Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Broad U.S. Bond ETFs, A Guide to U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Bonds

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Monday, April 29, 7:53 AM Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (VMBS) announces quarterly distribution of $0.025. 30-Day Sec yield of 0.49% (as of 04/26/2013). For shareholders of record 02 May. Payable 06 May. Ex-Div. date 30 Apr. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, January 8, 9:59 AM Just before New Year's, Vanguard cut fees on more than a third of its U.S.-listed ETF lineup while raising fees on just 2 ETFs. Its sector ETFs saw the biggest price cuts (from 0.19% to 0.14%) while its 2 small cap funds (VIOO, VIOV) actually saw slight fee hikes. Comment!
Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 9:57 AM The ETF price wars continue: Vanguard slashed fees on 11 ETFs (full list), effective last Friday. The cuts ranged from 3% for the Russell 2000 Value ETF (VTMV) to 20% for the MBS ETF (VMBS). Vanguard is quick to point out the cuts aren't its attempt to engage in the "price war," but simply reflect the lowered costs of running the funds. Comment!
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 5:50 AM California's San Bernardino County and two of its biggest cities, Ontario and Fontana, want to use the concept of eminent domain to forcibly buy underwater mortgages from investors, lower the loan principal to match the value of the property, and then resell the reduced mortgages. Proponents believe they have a strong legal case, but mortgage investors are unsurprisingly opposed. (See Shiller) 5 Comments [U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Friday, June 8, 2012, 4:30 AM The FHA is expected to announce a bulk sale program today in which it will attempt to offload more troubled loans to investors, potentially preventing or delaying foreclosures for thousands of homeowners. The agency has more than 700K loans in default, amounting to more than 9% of the $1T in loans it insures. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:03 PM Credit Suisse (CS) and Goldman Sachs (GS) paid $10.3B to the NY Fed for the remainder of the Maiden Lane II mortgage bonds that belonged to AIG until its bailout. The transactions took place in February. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Sunday, April 8, 2012, 9:00 AM The most exciting returns are to be had from an asset class where those who know it best love it least. Add MetWest's Tad Rivelle (MWTRX) to the list of star bond-fund managers bearish on Treasury prices. He's finding the best values in emerging-market corporate bonds, high-yield paper, and nonagency MBS. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas]
Monday, April 2, 2012, 9:59 AM A bet on better fortunes for MBS allows Bill Gross' Total Return Fund (TRXT) to beat its bogey and move to the top 11% of all bond funds in Q1. Gross believes another round of Fed QE is in store and that it will target mortgage bonds. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Monday, March 26, 2012, 8:01 AM The Fed is likely to hint at QE3 in its April meeting, tweeted Bill Gross over the weekend. The opinion is at odds with the Fed's last policy statement in which it upgraded its view of the economy. Pimco's Total Return Fund has boosted its holdings of MBS, likely to benefit from more QE as the paper would be a target of Fed purchases. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:29 AM HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan warns that the FHA faces "considerable risk" to its financial position which will lead the government to gradually reduce its presence in the market. The agency currently back about a third of all new mortgages. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:11 PM Kyle Bass - who made a fortune for his investors betting against subprime debt - is starting a fund to buy the beaten-down securities. "Even using severe assumptions on tings such as home prices and defaults," the payoff could be very high, says Larry Penn of Ellington Financial. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 5:55 AM The NY Fed is set to auction off another $6B of ex-AIG mortgage bonds this week, the WSJ reports, and has invited Barclays (BCS), Credit Suisse (CS), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS) and RBS to participate. Last month, CS bought debt with a principal value of $7B and quickly resold it. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 4:48 AM President Obama is expected to detail today a program to let millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages with lower-interest federally insured loans. Borrowers would qualify even if they were in negative equity, although Obama is likely to face opposition over plans to levy a bank tax to pay for the proposal. 2 Comments [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 5:21 AM Goldman Sachs (GS), Barclays (BCS), BofA (BAC) and Credit Suisse (CS) are reportedly set to bid in an auction tomorrow for $7B in mortgage bonds held by the NY Fed and formerly owned by AIG. A strong sale could prompt a rally in sub-prime debt prices, as the auction will remove a large amount of supply. (previous) Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Friday, January 13, 2012, 5:37 AM The NY Fed may reportedly auction $7B worth of mortgage bonds it obtained when it rescued AIG in 2008 after receving an approach from a potential buyer. A group of up to five dealers, including Goldman Sachs (GS) may be asked to bid. The Fed suspended sales in June after dealers blamed the auctions for a fall in the markets. 1 Comment [Financials, M&A, Top Stories]
Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 8:30 AM As European banks scramble to raise cash, they're increasingly doing so by selling off foreign assets such as U.S. mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and depressing their prices along the way. With Deutsche estimating Euro banks hold about $100B in MBS not backed by Fannie or Freddie, further declines could occur, and affect the balance sheets of U.S. banks in the process. 2 Comments [Financials]

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VMBS is an interesting thought because rates are so low.
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Vanguard Way TANER Momentum (1-2-3) on 6/12/2012 Tuesday): BND (Total Bond) VNQ (REIT) VOX (Telecomm) VMBS (Mortgage Backed Securities) yk
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Vanguard Way TANER Momentum on 5/29/2012 (Tuesday): VW (1-2-3) BND (Total Bond), EDV (Extended Duration Tres), VMBS (Mortg Backed Security).
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Vanguard Way TANER Momentum on 5/24/2012 (Friday): VW (1-2) (VHT), VW (1-3) (EDV VOX VMBS), VW (2-3) (VPU VDC VNQ VIS). yk
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Bought Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities (VMBS), because BND has its TM (1), VMBS has its "Vanguard Way Momentum." yk
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VMBS Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index ETF

VMBS

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index ETF