Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 2,671,634 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 40% from the previous session’s volume of 1,910,317 shares.The stock last traded at $47.6450 and had previously closed at $47.70.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1%

The business’s 50-day moving average is $47.25 and its 200-day moving average is $47.06.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.6% during the fourth quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 70,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,305,000 after purchasing an additional 6,167 shares during the last quarter. DiPaolo Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $4,505,000. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Forthright Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 104,137 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,903,000 after acquiring an additional 3,616 shares in the last quarter. Continental Investors Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Continental Investors Services Inc. now owns 25,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after acquiring an additional 9,764 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 9,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,532 shares during the last quarter.

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).