250,614 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 172.1% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 396,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 250,614 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $17,596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Keybank National Association OH lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,411,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $107,108,000 after buying an additional 48,870 shares during the last quarter. Narwhal Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $586,000. D.B. Root & Company LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 48,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after buying an additional 796 shares during the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 69,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,067,000 after buying an additional 3,590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Capital Management of KS Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. United Capital Management of KS Inc. now owns 245,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,925,000 after acquiring an additional 12,151 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1%

VMBS opened at $45.21 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.95 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.35.

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). 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).