Financial Sense Advisors Inc. Sells 478 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Financial Sense Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,232 shares of the company’s stock after selling 478 shares during the period. Financial Sense Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $388,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MBB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,664,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,321,229,000 after acquiring an additional 5,521,374 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,027,000 after buying an additional 1,404,263 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,838,565,000 after buying an additional 1,138,182 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $88,586,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 696.6% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 804,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,089,000 after buying an additional 703,598 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $92.13 on Thursday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $89.16 and a twelve month high of $96.76. The company’s 50 day moving average is $91.78 and its 200 day moving average is $93.46.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.3414 dividend. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was 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).