Sapient Capital LLC Increases Stake in iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Sapient Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 838.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 21,153 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,900 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,999,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Global Financial Private Client LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 2,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Alteri Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 18,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,758,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $944,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signature Equity Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 27.4% during the 1st quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.4%

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $92.92 on Tuesday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $92.68 and a 52-week high of $96.96. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $94.70.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3413 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.34.

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).