Keybank National Association OH Has $104.12 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Keybank National Association OH lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,296,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 100,083 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $104,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 170.6% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 22,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 14,376 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 778,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,755,000 after buying an additional 4,052 shares during the period. Centennial Bank AR lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% in the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 66,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,152,000 after buying an additional 1,797 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arlington Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the third quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 66,726 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,150,000 after acquiring an additional 2,603 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

VMBS opened at $46.41 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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