Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC Has $7.41 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 163,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,542 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 2.4% of Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Proquility Private Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $7,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,410,000 after buying an additional 8,104 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after buying an additional 229 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 94.8% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $720,000 after acquiring an additional 7,715 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.46 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.19. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).