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

Prudent Man Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 360 shares during the period. Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $416,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silicon Valley Capital Partners acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Retirement Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 792.9% during the fourth quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 234.6% in the first quarter. Integrity Financial Corp WA now owns 629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 254.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS traded down $0.08 on Monday, reaching $44.23. The stock had a trading volume of 191,367 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,671,529. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $42.06 and a 12-month high of $47.56. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $43.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.89.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 3rd were issued a $0.136 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.13.

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).