True North Advisors LLC Sells 930 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

True North Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,277 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 930 shares during the period. True North Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,237,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 786,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,675,000 after buying an additional 8,274 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.1% in the 4th quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 542,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $24,602,000 after buying an additional 134,915 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,056,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,900,000 after acquiring an additional 57,871 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $2,132,000. Finally, Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 52.3% in the 4th quarter. Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. now owns 14,277 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $647,000 after acquiring an additional 4,905 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $45.36 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.59 and its 200 day moving average is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued 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).