World Investment Advisors Grows Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 140.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 101,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 59,004 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% in the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, MilWealth Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0%

VMBS stock opened at $46.68 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $46.96 and a 200-day moving average of $47.12. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.05 and a 12-month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1609 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).