Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) saw a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 776,300 shares, a growth of 36.3% from the May 15th total of 569,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,258,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.72 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $42.06 and a one year high of $46.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $44.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.35.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 3rd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,000 after buying an additional 1,603 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 29.1% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 103,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,547,000 after acquiring an additional 23,388 shares during the period. US Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $1,897,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.6% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 94,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,130,000 after purchasing an additional 9,799 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.1% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 1,341,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,744,000 after purchasing an additional 325,722 shares during the period.

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).