iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Purchased by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 838.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,153 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,900 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,999,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 99.0% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 112,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,749,000 after purchasing an additional 56,162 shares in the last quarter. Intrua Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,604,000. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 164.5% in the 4th quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 63,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,002,000 after buying an additional 39,202 shares in the last quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 265,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,238,000 after buying an additional 12,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westover Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Westover Capital Advisors LLC now owns 118,851 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,317,000 after buying an additional 6,188 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $92.71 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $93.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.38. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $92.28 and a 12 month high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3388 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

iShares MBS ETF 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). 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).