Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by Elevated Capital Advisors LLC

Elevated Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 70.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 88,192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,350 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Elevated Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Elevated Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,999,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at about $45,000. First PREMIER Bank increased its position 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 worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 1,008 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $44.68. 3,110,466 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,023,016. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.04 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.20.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase 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).