Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Sold by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 19.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 661,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 162,400 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $31,179,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Destiny Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,865,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 80.2% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 365 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Management LLC now owns 325,874 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,342,000 after buying an additional 1,974 shares in the last quarter. WT Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. WT Wealth Management now owns 11,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 769,271 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,217,000 after buying an additional 214,145 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.95 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.05 and a twelve month high of $47.90. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.14.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 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).