IVC Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 1,131 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,131 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up 0.8% of IVC Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,712,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transform Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 4,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.26 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.58 and its 200 day moving average is $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).