Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,790,000 shares, an increase of 343.8% from the July 15th total of 628,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,635,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

VMBS stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $46.58. 2,357,188 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,664,326. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $45.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.36. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $42.06 and a one year high of $47.31.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.151 dividend. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 50,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,282,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. Security Financial Services INC. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 27,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,245,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Finally, Arden Trust Co increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Arden Trust Co now owns 20,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $934,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the period.

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).