Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Bell Investment Advisors Inc

Bell Investment Advisors Inc grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 887,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,153 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 7.5% of Bell Investment Advisors Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Bell Investment Advisors Inc owned approximately 0.21% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $40,228,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.5% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,125 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,422,000 after purchasing an additional 6,320 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 21.0% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 294,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,901,000 after acquiring an additional 51,015 shares during the period. RKL Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 326,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,397,000 after acquiring an additional 2,776 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 15,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,000 after acquiring an additional 916 shares during the period. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 21.2% in the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 42,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,004,000 after acquiring an additional 7,418 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.02 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.08.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).