Leuthold Group LLC Has $11.67 Million Stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Leuthold Group LLC reduced its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 127,287 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,881 shares during the quarter. iShares MBS ETF comprises about 1.4% of Leuthold Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $11,670,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MBB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 18.9% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 1,404,263 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 19,189,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,838,565,000 after buying an additional 1,138,182 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the third quarter worth $88,586,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 696.6% in the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 703,598 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ MBB opened at $92.87 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $89.16 and a twelve month high of $96.76. The business’s fifty day moving average is $91.75 and its 200 day moving average is $93.45.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3414 per share. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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).