Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Position Lessened by Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.

Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 818,949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,882 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 2.6% of Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. owned 0.19% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $37,131,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Appleton Partners Inc. MA acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $204,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $347,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $506,000. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 94,290 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,275,000 after purchasing an additional 11,159 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,268,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.56 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $45.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.16. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week 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. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).