46,100 Shares in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Bought by Israel Discount Bank of New York

Israel Discount Bank of New York acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 46,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,047,000. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for approximately 3.7% of Israel Discount Bank of New York’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,250,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,322,420,000 after buying an additional 917,120 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,853,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,654,000 after acquiring an additional 60,256 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $178,002,000 after purchasing an additional 40,592 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 2,320,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $108,949,000 after purchasing an additional 46,047 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,824,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,638,000 after purchasing an additional 129,035 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.3%

VMBS traded down $0.12 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $44.52. 1,185,616 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,697,967. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $43.95 and a 1-year high of $47.90. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $45.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.25.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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). 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).