iShares MBS ETF $MBB Shares Purchased by Leuthold Group LLC

Leuthold Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 84,496 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,664 shares during the quarter. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $8,040,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $273,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 378,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,521,000 after purchasing an additional 43,527 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 196,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,403,000 after purchasing an additional 1,466 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 218.0% in the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 18,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,763,000 after purchasing an additional 12,870 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ MBB opened at $95.66 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $95.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.06. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.84 and a fifty-two week high of $96.25.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.3347 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.33. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

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). 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).