World Equity Group Inc. Purchases Shares of 15,414 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

World Equity Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 15,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $699,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Centennial Bank AR raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Appleton Partners Inc. MA purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

VMBS opened at $45.94 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.39 and its 200-day moving average is $46.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).