Capital Analysts LLC Purchases 14,709 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Capital Analysts LLC increased its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 21.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 82,871 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,709 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $7,833,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter worth $273,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,000 after buying an additional 1,034 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 378,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,521,000 after buying an additional 43,527 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after buying an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $240,000. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $92.53 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.31. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $92.28 and a fifty-two week high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

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).