Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,114,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 78,267 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC owned about 0.49% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $95,862,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 63,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,885,000 after buying an additional 8,862 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 11,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $532,000 after acquiring an additional 3,564 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $752,000. Susquehanna International Group LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $3,694,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,664,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $256,807,000 after purchasing an additional 36,461 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.94 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.80. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.06 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.164 per share. This represents a $1.97 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.28%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).