Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stock Short Interest Falls 97.5%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 77,719 shares, a decrease of 97.5% from the October 15th total of 3,097,992 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,336,957 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.21 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $43.95 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.09 and its 200-day moving average is $46.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TIAA CREF Individual & Institutional Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. TIAA CREF Individual & Institutional Services LLC now owns 200,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,926,000 after purchasing an additional 6,984 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 39.3% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 12,622 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $562,000 after purchasing an additional 3,561 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 459.5% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 253,693 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,266,000 after purchasing an additional 208,351 shares during the period. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 137.1% during the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 31,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,446,000 after buying an additional 18,323 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OneAscent Financial Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.0% during the third quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC now owns 241,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,729,000 after buying an additional 15,881 shares in the last quarter.

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).