Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Bought by Bell Bank

Bell Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,029,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 53,902 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 1.7% of Bell Bank’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Bell Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $45,741,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,322,420,000 after acquiring an additional 917,120 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.4% in the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 9,467,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $420,459,000 after purchasing an additional 968,285 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,853,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,654,000 after buying an additional 60,256 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $178,002,000 after purchasing an additional 40,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,320,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $108,949,000 after purchasing an additional 46,047 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $44.87 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $43.95 and a twelve month high of $47.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.35 and a 200 day moving average of $46.19.

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).