iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Sold by Verus Capital Partners LLC

Verus Capital Partners LLC trimmed its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 25.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,964 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,747 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $2,289,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of MBB. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 40,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,788,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the third quarter worth $339,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 27.9% during the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 7,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,000 after purchasing an additional 1,643 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 35.6% in the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 113,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,903,000 after purchasing an additional 29,902 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 41,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,950,000 after purchasing an additional 1,546 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MBB opened at $93.67 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $91.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.41. 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 business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.3414 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

iShares MBS ETF 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).