iShares MBS ETF $MBB Stock Sold by Vaquero Private Wealth Ltd.

Vaquero Private Wealth Ltd. lessened its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 63.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,711 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,733 shares during the quarter. Vaquero Private Wealth Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,910,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,921,648,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006,656 shares during the period. Midland Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 26.9% during the third quarter. Midland Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,196,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,481,000 after acquiring an additional 677,722 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,106,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,959,000 after acquiring an additional 106,144 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 9.5% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,314,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,783,000 after acquiring an additional 201,354 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 5.2% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 2,194,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,335,000 after acquiring an additional 108,361 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $91.41 on Thursday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $88.58 and a 12-month high of $96.96. The business has a 50 day moving average of $91.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.82.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).