Sen. John Boozman Buys iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB). In a filing disclosed on February 15th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in iShares MBS ETF stock on January 23rd.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) on 1/29/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eaton (NYSE:ETN) on 1/29/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) on 1/29/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) on 1/29/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) on 1/29/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) on 1/29/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) on 1/29/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) on 1/29/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) on 1/26/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) on 1/26/2026.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.1%

MBB traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, hitting $96.35. 2,192,602 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,170,076. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $95.20. iShares MBS ETF has a 1 year low of $90.84 and a 1 year high of $96.55.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.3347 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MBS ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MBB. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 349.3% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 23,964,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,245,510,000 after purchasing an additional 18,631,536 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.8% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,895,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,840,878,000 after purchasing an additional 7,566,099 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 77.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,632,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,259,000 after buying an additional 3,322,737 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 102.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,883,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,569,000 after buying an additional 1,460,545 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 10,569.3% in the second 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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). The Index measures the performance of investment grade mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).