HighTower Advisors LLC Has $56.98 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Posted by Sarita Garza on May 21st, 2026

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – Free Report) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,210,171 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,607 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.38% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $56,975,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. DecisionPoint Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. MilWealth Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Tidemark LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 665.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 103.7% during the 3rd quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.8%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.47 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.05 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $46.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.09.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

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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).