Planned Solutions Inc. Acquires 746 Shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF (NASDAQ:GNMA)

Planned Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in iShares GNMA Bond ETF (NASDAQ:GNMA) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,081 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 746 shares during the period. Planned Solutions Inc. owned about 0.23% of iShares GNMA Bond ETF worth $776,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First National Corp MA ADV lifted its stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 17.6% in the 3rd quarter. First National Corp MA ADV now owns 9,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,000 after acquiring an additional 1,447 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 54.3% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,481 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,000 after purchasing an additional 4,040 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 27.5% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 15,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $725,000. Finally, FFG Retirement Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares GNMA Bond ETF by 12.4% during the third quarter. FFG Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $760,000 after purchasing an additional 1,870 shares during the last quarter.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ GNMA opened at $42.91 on Tuesday. iShares GNMA Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $41.91 and a 1 year high of $45.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.82.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1487 per share. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 18th. This is a positive change from iShares GNMA Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

iShares GNMA Bond ETF Company Profile

The iShares GNMA Bond ETF (GNMA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg U.S. GNMA Bond index. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US mortgage pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), with 30- or 15-year maturities. GNMA was launched on Feb 14, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.