Guggenheim Capital LLC Cuts Stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Guggenheim Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 18.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 95,523 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,958 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $8,758,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MBB. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Key Financial Inc raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4,220.0% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $58,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tucker Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 74.5% during the 4th quarter. Tucker Asset Management LLC now owns 670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ MBB opened at $92.79 on Thursday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $89.16 and a 12-month high of $96.76. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.81.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.3309 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32.

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).