Short Interest in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Increases By 102.7%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,960,000 shares, a growth of 102.7% from the August 15th total of 1,460,000 shares. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,363,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,363,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WT Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. WT Wealth Management now owns 10,015 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $464,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 15.2% during the 2nd quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 56,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,638,000 after purchasing an additional 7,514 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 114.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 965,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,750,000 after purchasing an additional 514,439 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 588,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $27,259,000 after purchasing an additional 6,311 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.27 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.34 and its 200 day moving average is $46.02. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.65 and a 12 month high of $47.59.

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).