iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Acquired by Capital International Investors

Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 161.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 170,644 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 105,366 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors’ holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $16,237,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MBB. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 77.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,632,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,259,000 after purchasing an additional 3,322,737 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 64,329,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,039,909,000 after buying an additional 1,796,449 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 10,569.3% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,463,719 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,429,000 after buying an additional 1,450,000 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 25,364,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,413,954,000 after buying an additional 1,399,487 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 22,503,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,141,246,000 after buying an additional 1,206,273 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $94.88 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $90.84 and a 52-week high of $96.96. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.43.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.3278 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

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).