The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company reduced its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 31.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 33,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,000 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,545,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.5% during the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 89,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,200,000 after purchasing an additional 41,995 shares in the last quarter. Financial Plan Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $878,000. Goodman Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.0% in the 1st quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 671,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,542,000 after purchasing an additional 170,355 shares in the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 50.2% during the 1st quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 311,483 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,624,000 after purchasing an additional 104,046 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 31,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,497,000 after purchasing an additional 12,665 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $45.27 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.62. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.14 and a 12 month high of $47.90.

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).