iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Position Increased by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 25.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 215,703 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 43,941 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.05% of iShares MBS ETF worth $19,776,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,664,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,321,229,000 after buying an additional 5,521,374 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,838,565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,138,182 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,750,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404,263 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 3,550,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,165,000 after purchasing an additional 27,441 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,439,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,639,000 after purchasing an additional 369,555 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

MBB opened at $92.13 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $91.78 and a 200-day moving average of $93.46. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $89.16 and a 12-month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.3414 dividend. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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).