iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Newly Bought by Simplex Trading LLC

Simplex Trading LLC bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 15,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,427,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of MBB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,910,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,921,648,000 after buying an additional 2,006,656 shares in the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $153,345,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $111,873,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $75,219,000. Finally, Nottingham Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $70,427,000. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.0%

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $92.08 on Tuesday. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $88.58 and a 1-year high of $96.96. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.68.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 2nd were given a dividend of $0.3471 per share. This is a decrease from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3662. This represents a $4.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 2nd.

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). 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).