Choreo LLC Buys New Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Choreo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 10,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $462,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,712,000 after buying an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transform Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 4,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.47 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.16. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1598 per share. 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).