Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by FC Advisory LLC

FC Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 76,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,338 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 1.2% of FC Advisory LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. FC Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,712,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transform Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 4,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $45.01. 765,978 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,550,741. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.22.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).