First Hawaiian Bank Buys 2,830 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

First Hawaiian Bank boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 84,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,830 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VMBS. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% during the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

VMBS stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $45.08. The company had a trading volume of 1,773,271 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,812,693. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.21.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.1522 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).