Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 352,600 shares, a decrease of 65.4% from the March 15th total of 1,020,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,985,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.73 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.86.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.164 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.97 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Ellis Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 32,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,478,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marcum Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the period.

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).