First Horizon Advisors Inc. Acquires 565 Shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF (NASDAQ:GNMA)

First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF (NASDAQ:GNMA) by 495.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 679 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares GNMA Bond ETF were worth $30,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GNMA. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 270.7% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 149,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,251,000 after purchasing an additional 109,248 shares during the period. Investors Research Corp increased its stake in iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 4,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after acquiring an additional 346 shares during the period. Family Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 2,102.0% in the 3rd quarter. Family Asset Management LLC now owns 24,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,031,000 after acquiring an additional 23,563 shares in the last quarter. Payden & Rygel Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $190,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $382,000.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF Stock Performance

GNMA opened at $42.77 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.98. iShares GNMA Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $40.33 and a 1 year high of $44.66.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were issued a $0.1421 dividend. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 1st.

About iShares GNMA Bond ETF

The iShares GNMA Bond ETF (GNMA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. GNMA Bond index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US mortgage pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), with 30- or 15-year maturities. GNMA was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.