iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Sold by Manning & Napier Advisors LLC

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 31.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 223,825 shares of the company’s stock after selling 104,818 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares MBS ETF worth $21,313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FWG Investments LLC. boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 2,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 13,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,275,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 2,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coordinated Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Coordinated Financial Services Inc. now owns 19,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MBB opened at $94.91 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $91.19 and a 52-week high of $96.96. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $95.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.40.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.3346 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%.

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). The Index measures the performance of investment grade mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).