Marcum Wealth LLC Acquires 2,043 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Marcum Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 15.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,966 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares during the period. Marcum Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $679,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings 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 NASDAQ VMBS opened at $44.68 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $45.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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