Osaic Holdings Inc. Buys 163,779 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 45.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 525,871 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 163,779 shares during the quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. owned 0.12% of iShares MBS ETF worth $49,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 349.3% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 23,964,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,245,510,000 after purchasing an additional 18,631,536 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 64,329,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,039,909,000 after buying an additional 1,796,449 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 10,569.3% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,463,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,429,000 after buying an additional 1,450,000 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $98,713,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2,142.6% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 949,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,061,000 after acquiring an additional 907,328 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of MBB opened at $95.08 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $95.44 and a 200 day moving average of $94.31. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $90.28 and a 12 month high of $96.25.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.3469 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.34.

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).