Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Allworth Financial LP

Allworth Financial LP trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 423,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,048 shares during the quarter. Allworth Financial LP owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $19,232,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $204,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.73 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.14.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).