iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Stock Position Increased by Osaic Holdings Inc.

Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 37.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,647,246 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 994,457 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. owned approximately 1.25% of iShares MBS ETF worth $263,749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Verus Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Haverford Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Haverford Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Brinker Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% in the first quarter. Brinker Capital Investments LLC now owns 2,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 7,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $734,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 6,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $627,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of MBB stock traded down $0.33 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $89.72. 613,157 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,201,168. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.13. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $85.28 and a 12 month high of $96.78.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 2nd were given a $0.274 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 1st. This represents a $3.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.66%.

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).