Stephens Inc. AR Has $1.13 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Stephens Inc. AR raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 24,836 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,035 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,126,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% in the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Appleton Partners Inc. MA bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $205,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.25 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.48 and its 200-day moving average is $46.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders 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.

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).