World Investment Advisors Boosts Stake in iShares National Muni Bond ETF $MUB

World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB) by 19.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 196,356 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,340 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors owned approximately 0.05% of iShares National Muni Bond ETF worth $21,032,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MUB. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in iShares National Muni Bond ETF during the third quarter valued at about $387,198,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 9.9% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,570,415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,574,913,000 after acquiring an additional 3,026,165 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 20.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 7,511,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $799,905,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261,391 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its position in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,191,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,404,732,000 after purchasing an additional 851,224 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares National Muni Bond ETF by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 9,725,773 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,035,698,000 after purchasing an additional 810,838 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.19% of the company’s stock.

iShares National Muni Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA MUB opened at $106.72 on Wednesday. iShares National Muni Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $103.14 and a 12-month high of $109.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $106.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.27.

iShares National Muni Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the investment-grade segment of the United States municipal bond market. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.