iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Acquired by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 838.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,153 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,900 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $273,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,000 after acquiring an additional 1,034 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 378,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,521,000 after acquiring an additional 43,527 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MBS ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $240,000. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of MBB stock opened at $92.71 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.38. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $92.28 and a twelve month high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3388 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

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). 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).