14,072 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Acquired by FSA Advisors Inc.

FSA Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 14,072 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $663,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 35,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,693,000 after acquiring an additional 3,185 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 137.4% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 11,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 6,783 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 16,028 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $755,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 48.9% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 7,845 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $371,000 after acquiring an additional 2,577 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essex Bank grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 5,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $46.79 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $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 business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1609 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st.

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). 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).