Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp Takes Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $73,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,292,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $466,675,000 after purchasing an additional 169,602 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,115,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $367,979,000 after acquiring an additional 473,940 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,047,503 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $274,194,000 after acquiring an additional 866,903 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,627,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $265,677,000 after purchasing an additional 171,411 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.99 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.00. 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1588 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).