Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) is Evergreen Advisors LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Evergreen Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 634,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 82,246 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 7.9% of Evergreen Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Evergreen Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $28,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Stephens Inc. AR raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 170.6% in 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 last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% during the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 125,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,903,000 after acquiring an additional 30,531 shares during the last quarter. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. now owns 194,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,190,000 after acquiring an additional 2,518 shares during the last quarter. First Interstate Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the third quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,028,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,558,000 after acquiring an additional 108,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 778,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,755,000 after acquiring an additional 4,052 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.46 and a 200 day moving average of $46.11. 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 firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1598 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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).