Fisher Asset Management LLC Acquires 1,436,342 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 7.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,701,940 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,436,342 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC owned 4.97% of iShares MBS ETF worth $1,806,274,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 115.5% in the third quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 413.5% during the third quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Key Financial Inc boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 4,220.0% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 41.4% during the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MBS ETF stock opened at $94.08 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $91.92 and a 200 day moving average of $93.40. iShares MBS ETF has a 12 month low of $89.16 and a 12 month high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3414 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from iShares MBS ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

About iShares MBS ETF

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).