iShares MBS ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:MBB)

iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) saw unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 39,557 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 11,673% compared to the average daily volume of 336 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MBS ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MBB. Talon Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 260,720 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,643,000 after buying an additional 3,219 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 47.1% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 29,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,785,000 after purchasing an additional 9,461 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC raised its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 21.6% during the second quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 82,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,833,000 after purchasing an additional 14,709 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 175,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,585,000 after purchasing an additional 6,131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 20.5% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 984,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,043,000 after buying an additional 167,127 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Trading Up 0.3%

iShares MBS ETF stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $91.48. 165,380 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,493,699. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $91.02 and a fifty-two week high of $96.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $93.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.14.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were given a dividend of $0.3388 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 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). 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).