Sanctuary Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 346,492 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,178 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $31,992,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ignite Planners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 2,473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 18,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 2,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $280,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of MBB opened at $92.43 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.50. iShares MBS ETF has a 1 year low of $89.16 and a 1 year high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3414 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase 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).