iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Acquired by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 302,201 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,492 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $27,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of MBB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 49.2% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 51,720,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,741,789,000 after purchasing an additional 17,056,138 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,858,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,003,943,000 after buying an additional 2,668,319 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 19,701,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,806,274,000 after acquiring an additional 1,436,342 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 9,869.1% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,498,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,100,000 after acquiring an additional 5,443,314 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 5,392,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $494,355,000 after acquiring an additional 524,695 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $94.18 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.01. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $89.16 and a 12 month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

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

iShares MBS ETF Company 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).