Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 77,719 shares, a decline of 97.5% from the October 15th total of 3,097,992 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,336,957 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.8%

VMBS opened at $45.26 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.36. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.95 and a 52 week high of $47.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vision Retirement LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% during the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 116.1% during the 3rd quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).