16,528 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Mendota Financial Group LLC

Mendota Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.1% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 220,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 16,528 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 6.1% of Mendota Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Mendota Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $9,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $113,419,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,322,420,000 after purchasing an additional 917,120 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 382.7% during the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 885,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,471,000 after purchasing an additional 702,394 shares during the last quarter. Robinswood Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,665,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 43.3% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 698,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,693,000 after buying an additional 211,130 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $44.27. The stock had a trading volume of 1,083,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,679,286. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $43.95 and a 1-year high of $47.90. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.33.

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). 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).