6,828 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB Acquired by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 27.4% in the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Cypress Capital LLC increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Cypress Capital LLC now owns 6,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $92.05 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $88.58 and a 52-week high of $96.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $91.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.79.

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 $0.3662 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $4.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.8%. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.3388.

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).