Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $11.89 Million Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 25.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 252,009 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 51,159 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $11,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,051,000 after purchasing an additional 50,651 shares during the period. Bell Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after purchasing an additional 66,496 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 270,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,687,000 after purchasing an additional 16,663 shares during the period. First Interstate Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,268,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,564,000 after purchasing an additional 25,655 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 77.8% in the 3rd quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 175,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,243,000 after purchasing an additional 76,821 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $46.10 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $46.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.10. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.05 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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).