Kelly Financial Services LLC Sells 4,547 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Kelly Financial Services LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 46.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,303 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,547 shares during the period. Kelly Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $642,000 after buying an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 52,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,400,000 after purchasing an additional 4,674 shares in the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,452,000 after purchasing an additional 5,318 shares during the period. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,379,000. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 375,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,024,000 after purchasing an additional 46,513 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS stock opened at $45.31 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.1522 dividend. 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.

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).