HT Partners LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

HT Partners LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 7.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,226 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 0.2% of HT Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. HT Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $732,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 976.7% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,036,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,912,000 after acquiring an additional 1,846,939 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after buying an additional 1,777,531 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $162,004,000 after buying an additional 1,737,364 shares in the last quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $29,555,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,266,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,798,000 after buying an additional 489,804 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.61 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).