Greenwood Capital Associates LLC Purchases 35,735 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 151.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 59,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 35,735 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,689,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after buying an additional 247 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,712,000 after purchasing an additional 354 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.35 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $44.04 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The stock has a 50-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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.1598 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15.

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).