Fisher Asset Management LLC Acquires 26,648 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 34.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 104,742 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,648 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $116,296,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,036,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846,939 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the last quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,798,000 after purchasing an additional 489,804 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.24 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.09. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.1588 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 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).