iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Sold by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. reduced its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,382 shares of the company’s stock after selling 925 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $952,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,664,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,321,229,000 after purchasing an additional 5,521,374 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,750,027,000 after buying an additional 1,404,263 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,838,565,000 after buying an additional 1,138,182 shares during the period. Hilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MBS ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $88,586,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 696.6% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 804,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,089,000 after acquiring an additional 703,598 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MBB opened at $91.97 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.55. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $89.16 and a 12-month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be paid a $0.3414 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

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).