Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) is Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 324,011 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.5% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $14,691,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

VMBS opened at $45.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.18. 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 declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).