39,459 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Acquired by Centennial Bank AR

Centennial Bank AR increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 27.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 183,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 39,459 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 2.5% of Centennial Bank AR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Centennial Bank AR owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $8,163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lincoln National Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,995,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $177,451,000 after purchasing an additional 115,115 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.8% in the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 13,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 3,490 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,862,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,724,000 after buying an additional 82,848 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18.0% during the third quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 33,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after buying an additional 5,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 346,040 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,198,000 after buying an additional 8,629 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:VMBS traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.83. 1,564,757 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,762,634. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.33. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.95 and a 52 week high of $47.90.

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).