Central Bank & Trust Co. Makes New Investment in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Central Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 5,166 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $474,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in MBB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,664,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,321,229,000 after buying an additional 5,521,374 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,838,565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,138,182 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,027,000 after acquiring an additional 1,404,263 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 3,550,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,165,000 after purchasing an additional 27,441 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,069,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,127,000 after purchasing an additional 71,046 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of MBB stock opened at $91.59 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $92.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.61. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $89.16 and a 12 month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.2944 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th.

About iShares MBS ETF

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).