Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Bought by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,115,991 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 473,940 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Assetmark Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $367,979,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Keybank National Association OH grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,296,423 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $104,120,000 after acquiring an additional 100,083 shares during the period. Disciplined Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Disciplined Investments LLC now owns 20,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $922,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884 shares in the last quarter. SWS Partners lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. SWS Partners now owns 112,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,079,000 after purchasing an additional 11,838 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $84,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 99.3% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,032 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.09.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.1588 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd.

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).