Empirical Asset Management LLC Purchases 732 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 732 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,036,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846,939 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after buying an additional 1,777,531 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,004,000 after buying an additional 1,737,364 shares during the last quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,798,000 after buying an additional 489,804 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $45.31 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.1522 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).