Hancock Whitney Corp Acquires 39,710 Shares of iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB)

Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in iShares MBS ETF (NASDAQ:MBB) by 3.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,370,141 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 39,710 shares during the period. iShares MBS ETF accounts for 4.3% of Hancock Whitney Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Hancock Whitney Corp owned 0.39% of iShares MBS ETF worth $125,793,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 12.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,036,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,298,639,000 after buying an additional 2,829,414 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 6.9% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,051,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,657,310,000 after acquiring an additional 1,157,953 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in iShares MBS ETF by 542.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 8,429,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $779,016,000 after purchasing an additional 7,116,171 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its stake in iShares MBS ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,768,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,805,000 after purchasing an additional 107,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MBS ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 2,835,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,287,000 after purchasing an additional 42,848 shares during the last quarter. 91.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MBS ETF Stock Performance

MBB opened at $96.15 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $94.79 and its 200-day moving average is $92.61. iShares MBS ETF has a 1-year low of $85.28 and a 1-year high of $96.76.

iShares MBS ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3177 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 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).