Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC Has $110,000 Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 11.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Centennial Bank AR grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the 3rd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 2,118 shares during the last quarter. Appleton Partners Inc. MA bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $204,000. Finally, Money Concepts Capital Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $46.49 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.10.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).