IVC Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 1,131 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

IVC Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 31,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,131 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 0.8% of IVC Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in 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 period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.26 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $45.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1522 per share. 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.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).