Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 116,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,913 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $5,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.32 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.1522 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).