Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Center For Asset Management LLC

Center For Asset Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 123,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,307 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 3.6% of Center For Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Center For Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,611,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,410,000 after acquiring an additional 8,104 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.32 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 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).