Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stock: Lincoln National Corp Raises Position

Lincoln National Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,995,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 115,115 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 4.8% of Lincoln National Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $177,451,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.8% during the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 13,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $613,000 after buying an additional 3,490 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,862,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $82,724,000 after buying an additional 82,848 shares during the period. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 18.0% in the third quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 33,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after acquiring an additional 5,085 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 346,040 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,198,000 after acquiring an additional 8,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $670,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $44.83. The stock had a trading volume of 1,564,757 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,762,634. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $43.95 and a 52-week high of $47.90. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $45.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.33.

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).