Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stock Holdings Raised by Parkside Advisors LLC

Parkside Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 556,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,207 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 6.0% of Parkside Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Parkside Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $25,250,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 98,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,481,000 after buying an additional 5,062 shares during the period. City State Bank raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 45,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,080,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 480,708 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,795,000 after buying an additional 25,902 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,798,000 after acquiring an additional 489,804 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 84,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,839,000 after purchasing an additional 2,830 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $44.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 872,131 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,720,582. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.20. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.04 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.1522 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).