Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Acquires 2,524 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 163.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,069 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,524 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $390,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in MBB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 12.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,036,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,298,639,000 after acquiring an additional 2,829,414 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404,263 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,051,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,657,310,000 after purchasing an additional 1,157,953 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the third quarter worth $88,586,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 171.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 887,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,057,000 after buying an additional 560,924 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $93.55 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $89.16 and a 52-week high of $96.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $93.77 and a 200 day moving average of $93.48.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.3099 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 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).