Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Reduced by Fisher Asset Management LLC

Fisher Asset Management LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 58.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,065 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $405,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 57,618,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,705,775,000 after purchasing an additional 4,468,416 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,924,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,391,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,253,241 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,220,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,043,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,467 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,839,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $415,081,000 after purchasing an additional 224,746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,024,424 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $330,710,000 after purchasing an additional 245,905 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.91 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.23 and a 52 week high of $47.90. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $46.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.08.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.1609 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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). 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).