Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by Howard Bailey Securities LLC

Howard Bailey Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 153,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,811 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 2.6% of Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Howard Bailey Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,226,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,712,000 after buying an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transform Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 4,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.25 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.16. 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued 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 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).