MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB Has $8.29 Million Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 182,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 447 shares during the quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $8,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,036,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $95,912,000 after buying an additional 1,846,939 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777,531 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $162,004,000 after acquiring an additional 1,737,364 shares during the period. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,798,000 after purchasing an additional 489,804 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.31 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.60 and its 200 day moving average is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).