First National Trust Co Buys 11,670 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

First National Trust Co boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 301,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,670 shares during the quarter. First National Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $14,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DecisionPoint Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. MilWealth Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Tidemark LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 665.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.57 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.08. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $45.21 and a one year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1609 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).