Advisors Preferred LLC Buys 10,931 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Advisors Preferred LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 25.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,155 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,931 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $5,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 327,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,067,000 after buying an additional 12,348 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 13,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,286,000 after buying an additional 1,736 shares during the period. Mill Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 25.4% during the first quarter. Mill Capital Management LLC now owns 2,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after buying an additional 524 shares in the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.8% during the first quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 147,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,039,000 after buying an additional 2,553 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nwam LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 14.1% in the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 9,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $862,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $93.67 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $92.40 and a twelve month high of $96.96. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.99.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3373 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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).