Pineridge Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Pineridge Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 293 shares during the period. Pineridge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $118,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Savant Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth $223,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 39,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,812,000 after acquiring an additional 5,540 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 24,836 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,126,000 after acquiring an additional 2,035 shares in the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 223,217 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,121,000 after acquiring an additional 13,306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seelaus Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC now owns 13,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $606,000 after buying an additional 643 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.16. 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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 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).