Capital Analysts LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Capital Analysts LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 11.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,505 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 987 shares during the quarter. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $894,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC now owns 30,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,842,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Delphi Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Delphi Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,929,000 after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares during the last quarter. Advocacy Wealth Management Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $13,157,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 499,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,355,000 after purchasing an additional 36,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 638.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 100,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,941,000 after purchasing an additional 87,044 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ MBB opened at $89.41 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $91.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.12. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.28 and a fifty-two week high of $95.70.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.2827 dividend. This represents a $3.39 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

iShares MBS ETF 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).