NBT Bank N.A. Acquires New Holdings in iShares MBS ETF $MBB

NBT Bank N.A. bought a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 6,045 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $542,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of MBB. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.8% during 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 during the last quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $944,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the period. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 27.4% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 16.7% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 5.1% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 2,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $91.29 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $88.58 and a fifty-two week high of $96.96. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $91.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.18.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3662 per share. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3388. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $4.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.8%.

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).