iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Acquired by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 18.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 189,300 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,900 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $17,355,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 449,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,045,000 after purchasing an additional 12,868 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 111,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,657,000 after buying an additional 4,831 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $119,000. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 13,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,244,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 15,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,492,000 after acquiring an additional 1,894 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $92.48 on Monday. iShares MBS ETF has a 52-week low of $89.16 and a 52-week high of $96.76. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.73.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.3309 per share. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, 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).