Lockerman Financial Group Inc. Has $218,000 Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Lockerman Financial Group Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 25.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,683 shares during the quarter. Lockerman Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $218,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $405,148,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777,531 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,642,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $360,781,000 after purchasing an additional 207,604 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 5,627,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $265,677,000 after purchasing an additional 171,411 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,180,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $244,576,000 after purchasing an additional 184,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.5% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,431,563 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $162,004,000 after buying an additional 1,737,364 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $45.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1522 per share. 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.

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).