Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Has $1.12 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 80.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,779 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,066 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,123,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $45,000. Centennial Bank AR increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% in the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lake Street Advisors Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $207,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.56 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $45.50 and a 200-day moving average of $46.16. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).