World Investment Advisors Increases Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 140.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 101,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,004 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $4,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Seelaus Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Seelaus Asset Management LLC now owns 15,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $727,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 153.3% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 23,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,083,000 after purchasing an additional 13,921 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $460,000. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 192,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,067,000 after purchasing an additional 17,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 10,749 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $508,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.68 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.05 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $46.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.12.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders 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

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).