Guidance Capital Inc. Acquires 425 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Guidance Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 425 shares during the quarter. Guidance Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC raised its stake 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 worth $85,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.71 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $45.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.16. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).