Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 99.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,032 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $458,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. Ellis Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the period. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,712,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.00 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $45.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.06. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.1588 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).