iShares MBS ETF $MBB Position Increased by Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC

Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 164.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 63,033 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,202 shares during the period. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $6,002,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MBB. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.8% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,895,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,840,878,000 after acquiring an additional 7,566,099 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 77.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,632,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,259,000 after acquiring an additional 3,322,737 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 25,364,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,413,954,000 after acquiring an additional 1,399,487 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 22,503,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,141,246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206,273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 51,677,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,917,131,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182,620 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $93.90 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.27. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $91.19 and a one year high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.3346 per share. The ex-dividend date 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).