Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS is Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV’s 8th Largest Position

Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV reduced its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 673,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,136 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 5.0% of Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $31,720,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Tidemark LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 665.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 103.7% in the 3rd quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,067.6% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 864 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.79 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.15. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $45.05 and a 1-year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).