Stock Traders Purchase High Volume of iShares MBS ETF Put Options (NASDAQ:MBB)

iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors purchased 39,557 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 11,673% compared to the typical daily volume of 336 put options.

iShares MBS ETF Price Performance

Shares of MBB opened at $91.81 on Friday. iShares MBS ETF has a fifty-two week low of $91.02 and a fifty-two week high of $96.96. The business has a 50-day moving average of $92.98 and a 200 day moving average of $94.06.

iShares MBS ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st were issued a $0.3388 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MBS ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MBB. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MBS ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $138,835,000. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $2,656,940,000 after acquiring an additional 1,104,895 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in iShares MBS ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 26,010,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,479,899,000 after acquiring an additional 646,390 shares in the last quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD purchased a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the second quarter worth $37,987,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC bought a new position in iShares MBS ETF in the second quarter valued at $9,505,000. Institutional investors own 91.70% of the company’s stock.

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). 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).