Entrust Financial LLC Takes $2.14 Million Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 45,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,140,000. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises about 1.6% of Entrust Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 597,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,051,000 after buying an additional 50,651 shares during the last quarter. Bell Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after buying an additional 66,496 shares during the last quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 270,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,687,000 after buying an additional 16,663 shares during the last quarter. First Interstate Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 1,268,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,564,000 after buying an additional 25,655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 77.8% in the third quarter. Dynamic Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 175,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,243,000 after buying an additional 76,821 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock opened at $46.34 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $45.05 and a 1 year high of $47.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.11.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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). 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).