Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 17,271 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 13.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 142,993 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,271 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $13,110,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 26.1% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 30,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,791,000 after purchasing an additional 6,295 shares during the period. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,488,000 after buying an additional 2,802 shares in the last quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,529,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 12,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Columbus Macro LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 49,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,534,000 after purchasing an additional 3,050 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

MBB stock opened at $91.97 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $92.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.55. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $89.16 and a twelve month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.3414 per share. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd.

iShares MBS ETF Company 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).