Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC Boosts Holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 14,994 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 738 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,411,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunesis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,605,000. Manning & Napier Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Group LLC now owns 312,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,397,000 after purchasing an additional 102,284 shares during the period. Sharkey Howes & Javer raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Sharkey Howes & Javer now owns 157,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,793,000 after purchasing an additional 9,171 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 63.5% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 142,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,262,000 after purchasing an additional 5,428 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of MBB stock traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $92.42. 1,714,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,652,243. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $85.28 and a fifty-two week high of $96.07. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.01.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.2827 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 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).