Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC

Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,564 shares during the quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,148,000 after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,642,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $360,781,000 after purchasing an additional 207,604 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,627,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $265,677,000 after purchasing an additional 171,411 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,180,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $244,576,000 after acquiring an additional 184,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.1% during the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 3,260,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $153,931,000 after acquiring an additional 377,295 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $45.94 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $45.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.12.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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 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).