iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Purchased by Loomis Sayles & Co. L P

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 2,701.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 113,979 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 109,910 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $10,450,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 115.5% during the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4,220.0% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of MBB stock opened at $93.66 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $89.16 and a 12-month high of $96.76. The business’s 50 day moving average is $92.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.10.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3204 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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).