Parker Financial LLC Buys 695 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Parker Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,512 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 695 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 2.6% of Parker Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Parker Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,291,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. Ellis Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $352,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 valued at $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC boosted 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 valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,712,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.14. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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).