iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Sold by Williams Financial LLC

Williams Financial LLC reduced its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 2.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,794 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,196 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF comprises about 5.0% of Williams Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Williams Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $6,848,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 27,285,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,422,987,000 after buying an additional 2,719,637 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,314,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,182,679,000 after purchasing an additional 1,158,175 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,652,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $881,430,000 after purchasing an additional 158,816 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,170,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $665,107,000 after acquiring an additional 1,642,304 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 46.1% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,641,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,453,000 after acquiring an additional 2,096,973 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of MBB stock traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, reaching $92.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,714,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,652,243. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $92.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $91.00. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $85.28 and a 1-year high of $96.07.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.2921 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $3.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%.

iShares MBS ETF Company Profile

iShares MBS ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Barclays MBS Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results, which correspond to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of investment grade mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the Government National Mortgage (GNMA).