Entities

iShares MBS Bond ETF

Nickname
MBB
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Founding Date
2007
Parent Entity

The iShares MBS Bond ETF provides exposure to the mortgage-backed security slice of the bond market. It seeks to track the investment results that correspond to the investment grade agency mortgage-backed securities sector of the U.S. as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Fixed-Rate Index. The Fund offers access to the domestic mortgage-backed bond market, which includes securities issued by GNMA, FHLMC, and FNMA that have 30-, 20-, 15-year and balloon securities. MBB’s majority holdings are concentrated in 30-year-fixed-rate mortgages. As of March 2021, the iShares MBS Bond ETF had $26.45 billion in assets.

  • MBB is a good option for investors looking to invest in fixed-rate mortgage pass-through securities.

  • It offers exposure to a broad range of U.S. mortgage-backed bonds, including those issued by government sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

  • U.S. government agencies: Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), the government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).


MBB TOP 10 HOLDINGS

  • BlackRock Cash Funds Instl SL Agency BISXX 18.54

  • Federal National Mortgage Association 0%           2.18

  • Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2% 1.95

  • Fnma Pass-Thru I 2.5%                 1.93

  • Government National Mortgage Association 2%         1.90

  • Federal National Mortgage Association 1.5%         1.72

  • Federal National Mortgage Association 2%           1.51

  • Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 2%   1.51

  • Fnma Pass-Thru I 2.5%                   1.30

  • Federal National Mortgage Association 1.5%         1.24

As of 04/06/21