Whitcomb & Hess Inc. Buys 11,627 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 432,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,627 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.1% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $19,201,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $113,419,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,322,420,000 after acquiring an additional 917,120 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 382.7% during the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 885,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,471,000 after acquiring an additional 702,394 shares during the period. Robinswood Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $15,665,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 43.3% during the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 698,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,693,000 after acquiring an additional 211,130 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $44.22. The stock had a trading volume of 2,466,671 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,687,764. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.31. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $43.95 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

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).