Blue Trust Inc. Has $4.56 Million Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 20.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 100,548 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 25,963 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $204,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $45.73 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.15. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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).