Money Design Co. Ltd. Has $12.87 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Money Design Co. Ltd. lowered its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 283,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 30,317 shares during the period. Money Design Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $12,874,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the third quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% during the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.55 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.18. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).