Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. Increases Stake in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 4.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 531,254 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,051 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF makes up about 3.7% of Willis Johnson & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. owned about 0.13% of iShares MBS ETF worth $48,705,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in 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 holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.3% in 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 buying an additional 121,689 shares during the last quarter. ArborFi Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $2,344,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 54.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 84,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,790,000 after buying an additional 29,809 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF by 2,221.2% during the fourth quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 82,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,527,000 after buying an additional 78,565 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Down 0.1%

NASDAQ MBB opened at $92.31 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $92.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.57. iShares MBS ETF has a 1 year low of $90.03 and a 1 year high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a $0.3255 dividend. This represents a $3.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.23%. This is a boost from iShares MBS ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st.

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).