MAS Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 72,328 Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

MAS Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 72,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,279,000. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 5.5% of MAS Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 151.5% in the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 59,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,689,000 after acquiring an additional 35,735 shares in the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 205.3% during the 4th quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 101,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,603,000 after purchasing an additional 68,268 shares in the last quarter. MA Private Wealth increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. MA Private Wealth now owns 590,341 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,766,000 after buying an additional 16,707 shares during the period. Capital Insight Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 361,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,401,000 after buying an additional 23,353 shares during the period. Finally, TriaGen Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,880 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,990,000 after acquiring an additional 2,291 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $45.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.17. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1598 per share. The ex-dividend date is 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 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).