Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Braun Bostich & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 52.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,277 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,905 shares during the quarter. Braun Bostich & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $647,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% in the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 1,008 shares during the period. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $45.46 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.1522 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).