Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) saw a significant drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,660,000 shares, a drop of 17.1% from the December 31st total of 3,210,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,297,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after purchasing an additional 16,615 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 39,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,797,000 after acquiring an additional 528 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 94.8% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $720,000 after purchasing an additional 7,715 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 715,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,487,000 after purchasing an additional 4,811 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth about $7,580,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded up $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $45.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,095,244 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,070,918. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost 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).