Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Hilltop Partners LLC

Hilltop Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 83,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,169 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 1.3% of Hilltop Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Hilltop Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,806,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,226,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,712,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.28 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.1598 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).