Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,069,571 shares, a decline of 57.3% from the June 30th total of 2,504,753 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,356,899 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.28 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.88 and a 1 year high of $47.90. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $46.57 and its 200 day moving average is $46.92.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.1645 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vision Retirement LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% in the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% in the fourth quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $27,000.

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).