JPMorgan Chase & Co. Acquires 37,928,555 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 442.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,510,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,928,555 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned 10.78% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $2,108,780,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in 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 $37,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $73,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $84,000. Finally, Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.95 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $45.83 and its 200 day moving average is $46.00.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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).