Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,300,000 shares, a decline of 26.1% from the January 15th total of 1,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,364,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 519.1% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 551 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 264.0% in the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VMBS stock opened at $45.73 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.14.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).