Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,660,000 shares, a decrease of 17.1% from the December 31st total of 3,210,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,297,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third 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 period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.60. The stock had a trading volume of 1,599,139 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,047,327. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $45.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.17.

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 paid a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).