Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stock: Kestra Investment Management LLC Boosts Holdings

Kestra Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 943,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 83,551 shares during the quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC owned 0.27% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $41,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,322,420,000 after buying an additional 917,120 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 9,467,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $420,459,000 after acquiring an additional 968,285 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,853,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,654,000 after buying an additional 60,256 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $178,002,000 after acquiring an additional 40,592 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,824,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,638,000 after purchasing an additional 129,035 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.63 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.12 and a 200-day moving average of $46.37. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $43.95 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).