Mutual Advisors LLC Purchases 49,058 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 31.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 203,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 49,058 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $9,599,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during 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. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth $342,000. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth $921,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $297,000 after acquiring an additional 1,323 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $46.91 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.15. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.05 and a twelve month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).