Ancora Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Ancora Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 137.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 23,985 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,882 shares during the quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $2,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 25.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 5,460,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,762,000 after acquiring an additional 1,102,208 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,661,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,253,000 after acquiring an additional 493,780 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,792,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,056,000 after buying an additional 164,686 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,777,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,659,000 after buying an additional 152,564 shares during the period. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,278,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,594,000 after buying an additional 43,102 shares during the period. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of MBB opened at $93.92 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.82. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $85.28 and a twelve month high of $94.55.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a $0.3053 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $3.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.90%.

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).