Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Grows Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 246.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 135,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 96,533 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,387,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 25.5% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 252,009 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,889,000 after purchasing an additional 51,159 shares during the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $429,000. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $515,000. Atria Investments Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 231,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,908,000 after purchasing an additional 3,901 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 28,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,360,000 after purchasing an additional 1,722 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.57 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.08. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.21 and a 12-month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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