Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 102.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 86,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,930 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 1.3% of Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,928,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. World Equity Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $699,000. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 11,252 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $510,000 after purchasing an additional 5,800 shares in the last quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.2% during the 4th quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC now owns 36,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 13,505 shares during the period. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 6,133 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 1,704 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,728,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

VMBS opened at $45.94 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $45.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.11. 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 business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.1598 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).