Strategic Investment Advisors MI Acquires 12,854 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Strategic Investment Advisors MI boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 177,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,854 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Advisors MI’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $8,050,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,793 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $739,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after acquiring an additional 8,104 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.32 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $45.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid 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 was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).