United Capital Management of KS Inc. Purchases 17,413 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

United Capital Management of KS Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 206,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,413 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 1.4% of United Capital Management of KS Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. United Capital Management of KS Inc. owned 0.07% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $9,708,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Laurel Oak Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $648,000. FineMark National Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $310,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 613,466 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,882,000 after purchasing an additional 13,223 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 397,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,694,000 after purchasing an additional 2,976 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 318,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,001,000 after purchasing an additional 64,300 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $46.68 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.04. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.59 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1634 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

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). 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).