iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Bought by NorthRock Partners LLC

NorthRock Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,878 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 934 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.0% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 24,262,602 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,275,347,000 after acquiring an additional 2,404,586 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,939,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,669,000 after acquiring an additional 8,399 shares in the last quarter. Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the first quarter worth about $267,782,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,863,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,762,000 after purchasing an additional 277,926 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,421,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $133,351,000 after purchasing an additional 163,543 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $95.46 on Tuesday. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $90.28 and a one year high of $95.97. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.41.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.3363 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st.

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).