Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 499 shares during the quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $84,000. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 78.8% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.08 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.54 and its 200 day moving average is $46.09. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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).