Claro Advisors LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Claro Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 65,391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,343 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,965,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,793 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after purchasing an additional 8,104 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Merriman Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 75.5% in the second quarter. Merriman Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $774,000 after buying an additional 7,338 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VMBS stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $44.69. 2,929,721 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,009,163. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.20. 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 Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.1522 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).