Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stake Lowered by Conning Inc.

Conning Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 24.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 36,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 11,380 shares during the period. Conning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VMBS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in 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 during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 9,467,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $420,459,000 after acquiring an additional 968,285 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,853,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,654,000 after acquiring an additional 60,256 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $178,002,000 after acquiring an additional 40,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,320,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $108,949,000 after purchasing an additional 46,047 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS stock opened at $45.44 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $45.22 and its 200-day moving average is $46.43. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $43.95 and a twelve month high of $47.90.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).