Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Financial Advocates Investment Management

Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,237 shares during the quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Centennial Bank AR increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $205,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.56 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.1598 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).