Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stake Trimmed by Evolution Advisers Inc.

Evolution Advisers Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 11.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 167,394 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 21,729 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 3.9% of Evolution Advisers Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Evolution Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $7,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $386,000 after buying an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 654 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after buying an additional 2,297 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd 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 during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after purchasing an additional 708 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.47 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day moving average is $45.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).