Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Acquires 231,160 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 122.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 419,846 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 231,160 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned approximately 0.11% of iShares MBS ETF worth $38,491,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of MBB. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 115.5% during the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Key Financial Inc grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4,220.0% in the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter worth $58,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 41.4% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $93.12 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $92.67 and its 200-day moving average is $93.15. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $89.16 and a 52-week high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.3204 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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).