Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Position Raised by Centennial Bank AR

Centennial Bank AR grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 27.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 183,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,459 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 2.5% of Centennial Bank AR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $8,163,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,322,420,000 after acquiring an additional 917,120 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 9,467,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $420,459,000 after purchasing an additional 968,285 shares during the period. KM Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $215,510,000. Lincoln National Corp grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,995,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $177,451,000 after purchasing an additional 115,115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,411,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,108,000 after purchasing an additional 48,870 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, reaching $44.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,564,757 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,762,634. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.95 and a 52 week high of $47.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $45.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.33.

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). 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).