iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Sold by Private Trust Co. NA

Private Trust Co. NA lowered its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 35,030 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,219 shares during the quarter. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $3,212,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 9,869.1% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,498,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,100,000 after purchasing an additional 5,443,314 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 18,265,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,027,000 after purchasing an additional 1,404,263 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Hilton Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $88,586,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

MBB stock opened at $93.67 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $91.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.41. iShares MBS ETF has a 52 week low of $89.16 and a 52 week high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.3414 dividend. This is an increase from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

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).