iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Acquired by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 67,549 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,059 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $6,432,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MBB. Howe & Rusling Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 184.0% during the 3rd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Dunhill Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3,554.5% during the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 402 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $95.06 on Tuesday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $91.19 and a 52-week high of $96.96. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.44.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

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

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). 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).