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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,070,000 shares, anincreaseof6,893.5% from the June 30th total of 15,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,159,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,159,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mather Group LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6,012.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 6,470,848 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $299,859,000 after purchasing an additional 6,364,981 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 73,174,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,317,728,000 after buying an additional 4,180,821 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 48,706,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,255,686,000 after acquiring an additional 2,196,520 shares during the last quarter. Castleark Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $72,956,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 25.1% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 5,517,380 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $255,510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,107,390 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.31 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $45.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.82. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.65 and a one year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1635 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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).