Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 786,825 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,274 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $35,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $45.26 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The business’s fifty day moving average is $45.58 and its 200 day moving average is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders 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.

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).