Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Purchased by TriaGen Wealth Management LLC

TriaGen Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 43,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,291 shares during the quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,990,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $739,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% during 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 period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS stock opened at $45.60 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $45.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.17. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase 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).