Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stock Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $46.23 and traded as low as $45.03. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF shares last traded at $45.17, with a volume of 1,073,676 shares.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.23.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Asset Dedication LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $45,000.

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).