iShares MBS ETF $MBB Holdings Increased by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 37.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 26,435 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,179 shares during the period. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $2,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MBB. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 2,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $944,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 27.4% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC now owns 7,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $735,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trinity Wealth Management LLC increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Trinity Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.79. The stock had a trading volume of 3,817,711 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,127,477. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.49. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $88.58 and a 12-month high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.3662 per share. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3388. This represents a $4.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st.

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).