Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 147,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,254 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 0.9% of Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $6,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,642,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,781,000 after buying an additional 207,604 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,627,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $265,677,000 after buying an additional 171,411 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,180,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $244,576,000 after buying an additional 184,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $162,004,000 after acquiring an additional 1,737,364 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.31 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59. The company has a 50-day moving average of $45.63 and a 200 day moving average of $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).