Advisory Alpha LLC Has $47.90 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,056,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,871 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 1.7% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $47,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.46 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.19. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).