Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stock Position Reduced by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lessened its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 39.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 19,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,581 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $857,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Vision Retirement LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% in the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. NBT Bank N A NY acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $52,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.25 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $43.95 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.44.

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).