Private Advisor Group LLC Acquires 17,777 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 250,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,777 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $11,339,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% in the third 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. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,464,000 after acquiring an additional 56,504 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.70 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.12.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost 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).