Columbus Macro LLC Sells 13,907 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Columbus Macro LLC reduced its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 22.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,838 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,907 shares during the quarter. Columbus Macro LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $4,637,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of MBB. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 11.8% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,895,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,840,878,000 after buying an additional 7,566,099 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 27,903,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,656,940,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,895 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 26,010,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,899,000 after purchasing an additional 646,390 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 22,503,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,141,246,000 after purchasing an additional 1,206,273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 14,290,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,357,703,000 after purchasing an additional 284,484 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $94.92 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.09. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $92.40 and a one year high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.3334 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis 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).