Simplicity Wealth LLC Sells 109,767 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Simplicity Wealth LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 94.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 6,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 109,767 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $306,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. Ellis Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the period. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,712,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.27 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $45.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.07. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).