Cerity Partners LLC Sells 120,389 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Cerity Partners LLC decreased its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 69.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 53,069 shares of the company’s stock after selling 120,389 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $4,993,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Courier Capital LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Courier Capital LLC now owns 6,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $550,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. Brinker Capital Investments LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Brinker Capital Investments LLC now owns 2,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $223,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 3,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 35,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,366,000 after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 27,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,449,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of MBB stock opened at $89.41 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $85.28 and a twelve month high of $95.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.12.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2827 dividend. This represents a $3.39 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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).