iShares MBS ETF $MBB Stock Position Lifted by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 229,365 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,654 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $21,840,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,003,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,755,000 after buying an additional 106,813 shares during the last quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC now owns 597,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,902,000 after buying an additional 58,624 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Management Inc. now owns 129,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,321,000 after buying an additional 3,254 shares during the last quarter. Intrua Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,604,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 109.1% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 30,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,927,000 after buying an additional 16,040 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ MBB opened at $94.08 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $91.56 and a 12-month high of $96.96. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.26.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a $0.3346 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%.

About iShares MBS ETF

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).