Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 16.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,540 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Centennial Bank AR increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $204,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.47 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.16. 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 Increases Dividend

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

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).