iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Bought by Alesco Advisors LLC

Alesco Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 457.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 74,672 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 61,277 shares during the quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $7,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 184.0% in the third quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Toth Financial Advisory Corp acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $95.29 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $95.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.44. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $91.19 and a 1-year high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.3329 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33.

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).