Accel Wealth Management Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Accel Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 19.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,973 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,739 shares during the period. Accel Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,042,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. First PREMIER Bank lifted its holdings in 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 worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VMBS stock opened at $45.32 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change 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).