Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 983 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Alpha Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $226,000. PFG Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 140,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,611,000 after purchasing an additional 13,683 shares in the last quarter. Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC now owns 169,064 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,982,000 after purchasing an additional 4,786 shares during the last quarter. Transform Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 4,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $243,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.25 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The business has a fifty day moving average of $45.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).