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

Cerity Partners LLC reduced its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 69.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,069 shares of the company’s stock after selling 120,389 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $4,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Buttonwood Financial Group LLC now owns 30,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,842,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Advocacy Wealth Management Services LLC bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $13,157,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 499,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,355,000 after acquiring an additional 36,319 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 638.2% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 100,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,941,000 after acquiring an additional 87,044 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ MBB opened at $89.41 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $85.28 and a one year high of $95.70. The business’s fifty day moving average is $91.77 and its 200-day moving average is $91.12.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

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