Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 26.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,581,819 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,777,531 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 2.21% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $405,148,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $110,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at about $166,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 301,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,700,000 after purchasing an additional 10,512 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 5,396 shares during the period. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 52.7% in the second quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,263 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,000 after buying an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock opened at $45.24 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $45.82 and a 200-day moving average of $46.23. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.1522 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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).