Benjamin Edwards Inc. Acquires 55,287 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 256.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,859 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 55,287 shares during the quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $7,313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the second quarter worth $26,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Tsfg LLC grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 106.8% in the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 317.2% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ MBB opened at $95.23 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $90.28 and a twelve month high of $96.25. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $95.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.65.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were given a $0.334 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%.

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).