Sapient Capital LLC Acquires 18,900 Shares of iShares MBS ETF $MBB

Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 838.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 21,153 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,900 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MBS ETF were worth $1,999,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MBB. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 27,903,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,656,940,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,895 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 26,010,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,899,000 after acquiring an additional 646,390 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in iShares MBS ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,852,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $938,142,000 after purchasing an additional 383,629 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 3,937,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,918,000 after acquiring an additional 316,717 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 34.9% in the 3rd quarter. Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. now owns 3,852,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,559,000 after purchasing an additional 997,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Down 0.4%

MBB stock opened at $92.92 on Tuesday. iShares MBS ETF has a twelve month low of $92.68 and a twelve month high of $96.96. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $94.70.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3413 per share. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd.

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).