Greenspring Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Greenspring Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 23,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,121,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lido Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $16,615,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,478,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $493,337,000 after buying an additional 142,443 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 142,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,720,000 after buying an additional 10,699 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 67,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,164,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hilltop Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Hilltop Partners LLC now owns 98,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,660,000 after buying an additional 4,227 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.58 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $46.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.07. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.23 and a 12-month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.1634 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).