Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by Greenwood Capital Associates LLC

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 35.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 80,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 21,046 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,722,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 442.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 46,510,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,108,780,000 after buying an additional 37,928,555 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $199,949,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 73,174,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,317,728,000 after purchasing an additional 4,180,821 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $140,368,000. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $116,296,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.73 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.73. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.65 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1607 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16.

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).