Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by SWS Partners

SWS Partners increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,838 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 1.5% of SWS Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. SWS Partners’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the third 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. Ellis Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $352,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the period. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.41 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 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).