Equity Investment Corp Sells 2,150 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Equity Investment Corp decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 63,690 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,150 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,888,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Morningstar Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $116,296,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% during the third 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 buying an additional 1,846,939 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings 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 worth $405,148,000 after buying an additional 1,777,531 shares in 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 approximately $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,798,000 after acquiring an additional 489,804 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.34 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.11.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders 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 boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).