Blue Trust Inc. Sells 80,170 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,230,191 shares of the company’s stock after selling 80,170 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF accounts for about 1.4% of Blue Trust Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $117,865,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MBB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 34,664,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,321,229,000 after purchasing an additional 5,521,374 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404,263 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,838,565,000 after purchasing an additional 1,138,182 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Capital Management LLC bought 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 increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 703,598 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $91.65 on Monday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $89.16 and a twelve month high of $96.76. The company has a 50 day moving average of $92.16 and a 200-day moving average of $93.58.

iShares MBS ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a $0.2944 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 18th.

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).