Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $42.80 Million Position in iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 448,655 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,083 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.11% of iShares MBS ETF worth $42,800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Petix & Botte Co grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 31.2% in the 4th quarter. Petix & Botte Co now owns 4,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,000 after buying an additional 1,076 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 37.2% in the 4th quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,518,000 after buying an additional 7,166 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,291,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,435,000 after buying an additional 98,479 shares during the period. TrueWealth Financial Partners acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $728,000. Finally, Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 174,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,571,000 after buying an additional 8,405 shares during the period. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

Shares of MBB opened at $93.57 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $94.90 and a 200-day moving average of $95.34. iShares MBS ETF has a one year low of $91.19 and a one year high of $96.96.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.3346 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%.

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). The Index measures the performance of investment grade mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).