Blue Trust Inc. Has $4.56 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Blue Trust Inc. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 20.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 100,548 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 25,963 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,559,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 316,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,362,000 after acquiring an additional 5,959 shares during the period. Howard Bailey Securities LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Howard Bailey Securities LLC now owns 153,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,974,000 after purchasing an additional 4,811 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Portfolios Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $6,031,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,464,000 after purchasing an additional 56,504 shares during the period. Finally, POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.73 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.1598 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

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).