Lincoln National Corp Boosts Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Lincoln National Corp raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,456,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 188,977 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 5.0% of Lincoln National Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Lincoln National Corp owned 0.80% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $156,736,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 1,793 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,464,000 after buying an additional 56,504 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.49 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $45.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.10.

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 given a $0.1598 dividend. This is a boost 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).