Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 346,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,623 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $15,710,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.2% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 36,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 3,994 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 201,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,496,000 after buying an additional 60,314 shares during the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.6% during the third quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 5,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the period. Prudent Man Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC now owns 56,483 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,667,000 after buying an additional 1,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 168,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,971,000 after acquiring an additional 2,471 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.07 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.04. 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 Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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).