Short Interest in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Rises By 115.4%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 817,400 shares, an increase of 115.4% from the February 13th total of 379,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,964,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the fourth 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. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 32,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,478,000 after buying an additional 286 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $45.98 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.05.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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).