Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Down 65.4% in April

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,044,746 shares, a decrease of 65.4% from the April 15th total of 3,022,967 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,361,692 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.69 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $45.05 and a 52-week high of $47.90. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.12.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1609 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% in the fourth quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares during the period. Vision Retirement LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% in the first quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the period. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $27,000.

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).