iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Holdings Decreased by Benjamin Edwards Inc.

Benjamin Edwards Inc. lessened its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 48.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 28,804 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,329 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $2,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 2,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. WMG Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. WMG Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 6,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

MBB stock opened at $92.80 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $90.03 and a 12 month high of $96.76. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $92.62.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were issued a $0.3255 dividend. This represents a $3.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 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).