Oarsman Capital Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Oarsman Capital Inc. increased its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 33,426 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,809 shares during the quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $3,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,931,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,726,000 after acquiring an additional 121,689 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 54.0% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 84,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,790,000 after acquiring an additional 29,809 shares in the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2,221.2% in the 4th quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 82,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,527,000 after purchasing an additional 78,565 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 272.8% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,195 shares in the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

NASDAQ:MBB opened at $94.18 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $89.16 and a one year high of $96.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.04.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.3309 dividend. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

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).