Kestra Investment Management LLC Has $32.68 Million Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Kestra Investment Management LLC cut its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 37.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 694,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 411,536 shares during the quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $32,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% during 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 last quarter. Bell Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during 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 last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% during the 4th quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after purchasing an additional 140,873 shares during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% during the 4th quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,719,000 after purchasing an additional 49,240 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.57 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $46.84 and its 200 day moving average is $47.08. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.21 and a 1 year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1609 per share. 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).