Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 346,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,623 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $15,710,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VMBS. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 12.2% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 36,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,740,000 after buying an additional 3,994 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 42.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 201,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,496,000 after acquiring an additional 60,314 shares in the last quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 5,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Prudent Man Advisors LLC now owns 56,483 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 168,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,971,000 after purchasing an additional 2,471 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.07 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.04. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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).