Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Position Lifted by Windward Private Wealth Management Inc.

Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 316,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,959 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 5.6% of Windward Private Wealth Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $14,362,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $739,000 after buying an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.54 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1598 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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).