Central Pacific Bank Trust Division Decreases Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division reduced its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 43.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 26,582 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,550,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $698,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 175,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,943,000 after acquiring an additional 10,730 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 266.3% in the third quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 28,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,353,000 after acquiring an additional 20,831 shares during the period. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $319,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VMBS traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $45.24. 1,084,119 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,567,555. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $45.76 and a 200-day moving average of $46.22.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).