Kestra Investment Management LLC Buys 83,551 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Kestra Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 9.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 943,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 83,551 shares during the quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $41,900,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.5% in the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the period. Modera Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $620,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 5,711 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $596,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Finally, Finhabits Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Finhabits Advisors LLC now owns 109,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,152,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.63 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $43.95 and a 12-month high of $47.90. The business’s fifty day moving average is $45.12 and its 200 day moving average is $46.37.

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).