Optas LLC Has $575,000 Stake in iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Optas LLC trimmed its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 77.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,042 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,283 shares during the period. Optas LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $575,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. FWG Investments LLC. lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. FWG Investments LLC. now owns 2,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 13,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 2,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 4,925 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coordinated Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Coordinated Financial Services Inc. now owns 19,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.4%

MBB opened at $95.07 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a 12-month low of $91.19 and a 12-month high of $96.96. The business has a 50 day moving average of $95.44 and a 200-day moving average of $95.44.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3329 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33.

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). The Index measures the performance of investment grade mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).