Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Money Concepts Capital Corp

Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 153.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,921 shares during the period. Money Concepts Capital Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 57,618,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,705,775,000 after purchasing an additional 4,468,416 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $90,328,000. Alesco Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $71,911,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,924,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,391,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,253,241 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,220,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,043,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,467 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.69 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.12. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $45.05 and a 1-year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).