7,661 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Acquired by Golden State Wealth Management LLC

Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $347,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,779,000 after buying an additional 247 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp boosted 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 period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.56 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $45.52 and a 200 day moving average price 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 was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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).