Pineridge Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Pineridge Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 293 shares during the quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $118,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VMBS. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% in the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $45.55 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $45.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.16.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.1598 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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).