iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 20.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,511 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,240 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. owned about 0.05% of iShares MBS ETF worth $19,759,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Lynx Investment Advisory raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 2,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $380,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Tompkins Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Finally, Carr Financial Group Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Carr Financial Group Corp now owns 9,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $859,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of MBB stock opened at $94.21 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.20. iShares MBS ETF has a 52 week low of $91.56 and a 52 week high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.3334 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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).