Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stake in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MORT)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MORT) by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 185,924 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,747 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF were worth $2,239,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MORT. Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 73,385.5% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 532,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,953,000 after acquiring an additional 531,311 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 389,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,360,000 after purchasing an additional 10,021 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 273,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,295,000 after purchasing an additional 106,518 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 176,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,136,000 after buying an additional 13,068 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF by 48.5% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 97,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after buying an additional 31,708 shares during the last quarter.

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF Price Performance

Shares of MORT opened at $11.43 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.44. The stock has a market cap of $275.46 million, a PE ratio of 6.96 and a beta of 1.34. VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF has a 1-year low of $10.31 and a 1-year high of $12.56.

About VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

The VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS US Mortgage REITs index, a market-cap-weighted index of mortgage REITs. MORT was launched on Aug 16, 2011 and is managed by VanEck.