Accel Wealth Management Increases Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Accel Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 19.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,973 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,739 shares during the period. Accel Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,042,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after purchasing an additional 8,104 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $200,000. Creative Planning boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after buying an additional 16,615 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.5% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 161,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,340,000 after buying an additional 9,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.4% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 39,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,797,000 after buying an additional 528 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $45.32 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.58 and a 200 day moving average of $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).