Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $35.68 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 786,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,274 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.18% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $35,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. First PREMIER Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.26 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.1522 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).