Aspire Private Capital LLC Has $643,000 Stock Position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Aspire Private Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,005 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the quarter. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $643,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 47,727 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,490,000 after buying an additional 5,976 shares in the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $82,000. CAP Partners LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,082,000. Hilltop Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 125,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,830,000 after buying an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. US Financial Advisors LLC now owns 22,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,133,000 after buying an additional 1,518 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MBB stock traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $94.54. 1,698,645 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,323,658. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.90. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $85.28 and a 1-year high of $95.85.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.3086 per share. This represents a $3.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.92%. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 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).