Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Sells 2,164 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 487,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,164 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC owned about 0.11% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $22,095,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew 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 worth $95,912,000 after acquiring an additional 1,846,939 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after buying an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,004,000 after purchasing an additional 1,737,364 shares during the period. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at about $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% during 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VMBS traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $45.60. 139,881 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,001,882. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.57 and a 200 day moving average of $46.18. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given 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 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).