United Asset Strategies Inc. Acquires 64,441 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

United Asset Strategies Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 24.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 330,999 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 64,441 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of United Asset Strategies Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. United Asset Strategies Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $15,007,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.32 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.1522 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).