Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Bennett Associates Wealth Management

Bennett Associates Wealth Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 30,007 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 653 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 1.1% of Bennett Associates Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Bennett Associates Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third 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 last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $45,000. First PREMIER Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.31 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $45.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).