Stone House Investment Management LLC Acquires 6,147 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Stone House Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 4.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 135,337 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,147 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF makes up about 2.0% of Stone House Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Stone House Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $12,887,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MBB. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $273,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 378,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,521,000 after acquiring an additional 43,527 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 25,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,373,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $95.06 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $95.48 and a 200-day moving average of $95.43. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $90.84 and a 1-year high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3329 per share. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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).