Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $11.89 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Posted by Stanley Muller on May 20th, 2026

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – Free Report) by 25.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 252,009 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 51,159 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $11,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 57,618,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,705,775,000 after acquiring an additional 4,468,416 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,924,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,391,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,253,241 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,220,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,043,496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139,467 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,336,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $485,390,000 after acquiring an additional 253,782 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,839,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,081,000 after acquiring an additional 224,746 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.10 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.10. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $45.05 and a 52-week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

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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).