Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Acquires New Position in iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $514,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $273,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 378,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,521,000 after purchasing an additional 43,527 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.2% in the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 20,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,895,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 56.9% in the second quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 18,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,730,000 after purchasing an additional 6,679 shares during the period. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of MBB opened at $96.56 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $95.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.24. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $90.84 and a 12 month high of $96.65.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).