iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Acquired by Wealth Alliance

Wealth Alliance lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 13.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,566 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,450 shares during the quarter. iShares MBS ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Wealth Alliance’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Wealth Alliance’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $5,919,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 115.5% during the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 413.5% during the 3rd quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Key Financial Inc boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 4,220.0% during the 4th quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares during the period. Finally, Activest Wealth Management purchased a new position in iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $92.13 on Thursday. iShares MBS ETF has a 1 year low of $89.16 and a 1 year high of $96.76. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $91.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.46.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.3414 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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).