SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC Sells 16,580 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 191,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,580 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 1.8% of SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $8,705,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,990,000 after buying an additional 2,291 shares during the period. Arcadia Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Arcadia Wealth Management LLC now owns 83,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,800,000 after acquiring an additional 2,842 shares in the last quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $364,000 after acquiring an additional 1,638 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 190,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,641,000 after acquiring an additional 41,799 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 220,658 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,005,000 after purchasing an additional 7,710 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.60 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $45.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.17. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.1522 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).