Maripau Wealth Management LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Maripau Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 12.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,129 shares during the quarter. Maripau Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $702,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. Centennial Bank AR grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% in the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the last quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $204,000. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $205,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.49 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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).