iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Sold by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC decreased its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 42.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,393,430 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,239,354 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $418,342,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 12,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 31,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,002,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the last quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 36,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,476,000 after purchasing an additional 3,874 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 158,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,061,000 after purchasing an additional 5,495 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 31.6% in the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $977,000 after purchasing an additional 2,462 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $94.38 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $92.38 and a fifty-two week high of $96.96. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.16.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.3334 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

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).