Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Global Wealth Strategies & Associates

Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 175,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,730 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 2.5% of Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $7,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 266.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 28,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,353,000 after buying an additional 20,831 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $319,000. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 60.9% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $557,000 after acquiring an additional 4,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 72.4% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 294,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,488,000 after acquiring an additional 123,778 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ VMBS traded down $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $45.30. 1,273,216 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,772,645. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.22.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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