Prudent Man Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Prudent Man Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,903 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,647,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Stephens Inc. AR grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 170.6% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 22,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,076,000 after buying an additional 14,376 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% in the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 125,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,903,000 after purchasing an additional 30,531 shares during the last quarter. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. now owns 194,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,190,000 after purchasing an additional 2,518 shares in the last quarter. First Interstate Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,028,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,558,000 after purchasing an additional 108,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 778,551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,755,000 after buying an additional 4,052 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.49 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $45.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.11.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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).