FLC Capital Advisors Buys 16,158 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

FLC Capital Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 275,505 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,158 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 2.4% of FLC Capital Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. FLC Capital Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $12,971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,051,000 after buying an additional 50,651 shares during the period. Bell Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after buying an additional 66,496 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after buying an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% during the 4th quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 140,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% during the 4th quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 49,240 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.38 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $46.81 and its 200-day moving average is $47.06. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.23 and a 12 month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1634 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st.

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). 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).