iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) Shares Sold by Nottingham Advisors Inc.

Nottingham Advisors Inc. lowered its position in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 2.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 627,634 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,749 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF comprises 7.3% of Nottingham Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Nottingham Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $57,541,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of MBB stock opened at $93.79 on Wednesday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $89.16 and a twelve month high of $96.76. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $92.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.04.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.3309 dividend. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st.

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).