iShares MBS ETF (MBB)Government Mortgage-Backed Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
93.26 USD
-0.46
(-0.491%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 93.22 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:31 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:22 a.m. EDT
The iShares MBS ETF presents a classic defensive income play rather than a capital appreciation vehicle. While the trailing twelve-month dividend yield is robust at 4.26%, the underlying asset class has suffered a brutal multi-year decline, dropping nearly 16% since 2016. The price action confirms this structural weakness, with the fund trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages and failing to generate positive year-over-year returns in the most recent annual check. Although the latest annual return shows a slight uptick, the broader trend remains deeply bearish, suggesting the market continues to discount the risks associated with rising mortgage rates and a fragile housing sector. The options market reinforces this caution, with traders placing substantial bets on downside protection while offering little enthusiasm for rallies. This is a suitable holding for investors seeking high current income who can tolerate significant volatility and potential stagnation in share price, but it lacks the fundamental momentum required for a strong buy recommendation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.007665 |
| AutoETS | 0.008113 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.008113 |
| AutoTheta | 0.009002 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 79% |
| H-stat | 0.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.151 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.46 |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes 86 and 96 for September expiration, creating a significant hedge against further downside. Call interest is sparse and concentrated near the money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the asset trading near its 52-week lows.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.36% | 4.26% | 4.04% | 3.22% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 0.337 | 0.358434 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.333 | 0.353053 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.335 | 0.354497 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.333 | 0.351748 |
| 2026-03-02 | 0.328 | 0.341489 |
| 2026-02-02 | 0.335 | 0.351780 |
| 2025-12-19 | 0.334 | 0.351246 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.347 | 0.364956 |
| 2025-11-03 | 0.342 | 0.359584 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.336 | 0.353238 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.338 | 0.360918 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0.332 | 0.354247 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.332 | 0.355194 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.325 | 0.353184 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.325 | 0.348975 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.331 | 0.352916 |
| 2025-03-03 | 0.320 | 0.340824 |
| 2025-02-03 | 0.341 | 0.371460 |
| 2024-12-18 | 0.294 | 0.321417 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.307 | 0.328342 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.310 | 0.336518 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.311 | 0.324601 |
| 2024-09-03 | 0.318 | 0.333543 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0.309 | 0.328653 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.305 | 0.335718 |
| 2024-06-03 | 0.300 | 0.328587 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.282 | 0.314171 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.283 | 0.309053 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0.292 | 0.317184 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.297 | 0.316126 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.276 | 0.294714 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.280 | 0.306111 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.274 | 0.313286 |
| 2023-10-02 | 0.290 | 0.331050 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.264 | 0.289632 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.276 | 0.299967 |
| 2023-07-03 | 0.264 | 0.284759 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.269 | 0.286536 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.260 | 0.277481 |
| 2023-04-03 | 0.251 | 0.264489 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.250 | 0.271533 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.243 | 0.251944 |
| 2022-12-15 | 0.241 | 0.252859 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.227 | 0.240543 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.196 | 0.216934 |
| 2022-10-03 | 0.198 | 0.214704 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.197 | 0.205123 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0.184 | 0.183030 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.150 | 0.153046 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.162 | 0.164601 |
| 2022-05-02 | 0.148 | 0.151888 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.136 | 0.134308 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.137 | 0.130538 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.166 | 0.157048 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.019 | 0.017547 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.073 | 0.067281 |
| 2021-08-02 | 0.080 | 0.073577 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.097 | 0.089773 |
| 2021-06-01 | 0.128 | 0.118278 |
| 2021-05-03 | 0.160 | 0.147208 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.188 | 0.173768 |
| 2021-03-01 | 0.196 | 0.179438 |
| 2021-02-01 | 0.192 | 0.174339 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.199 | 0.181074 |
| 2020-11-02 | 0.191 | 0.173447 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.191 | 0.173321 |
| 2020-09-01 | 0.192 | 0.173724 |
| 2020-08-03 | 0.200 | 0.180685 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.199 | 0.180009 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.201 | 0.181097 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.218 | 0.196698 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.231 | 0.210344 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.235 | 0.214514 |
| 2020-02-03 | 0.256 | 0.235706 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.056 | 0.051895 |
| 2019-12-02 | 0.251 | 0.232731 |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.259 | 0.239549 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.262 | 0.242391 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.265 | 0.244645 |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.263 | 0.243948 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.264 | 0.246062 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.262 | 0.244814 |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.262 | 0.247637 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.271 | 0.256362 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.285 | 0.272493 |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.290 | 0.276348 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.084 | 0.080808 |
| 2018-12-03 | 0.272 | 0.264026 |
| 2018-11-01 | 0.254 | 0.248241 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.224 | 0.217497 |
| 2018-09-04 | 0.229 | 0.220702 |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.211 | 0.203963 |
| 2018-07-02 | 0.232 | 0.223507 |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.248 | 0.238852 |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.253 | 0.244539 |
| 2018-04-02 | 0.254 | 0.243318 |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.250 | 0.239509 |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.246 | 0.234688 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.234 | 0.219904 |
| 2017-11-01 | 0.214 | 0.200506 |
| 2017-10-02 | 0.205 | 0.191607 |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.207 | 0.192863 |
| 2017-08-01 | 0.211 | 0.197141 |
| 2017-07-03 | 0.209 | 0.196613 |
| 2017-06-01 | 0.232 | 0.216600 |
| 2017-05-01 | 0.230 | 0.215780 |
| 2017-04-03 | 0.226 | 0.211968 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.212 | 0.199925 |
| 2017-02-01 | 0.193 | 0.181887 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.512 | 0.484711 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.417 | 0.390779 |
| 2016-11-01 | 0.171 | 0.156336 |
| 2016-10-03 | 0.158 | 0.143793 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.175 | 0.159395 |
| 2016-08-01 | 0.173 | 0.157487 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.189 | 0.171912 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.187 | 0.171324 |
| 2016-05-02 | 0.180 | 0.164835 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.199 | 0.182168 |
| 2016-02-01 | 0.191 | 0.175358 |
| 2015-12-24 | 0.386 | 0.358603 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.746 | 0.687304 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.212 | 0.194317 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.232 | 0.211775 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.212 | 0.194121 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.192 | 0.175423 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.177 | 0.163495 |
| 2015-06-01 | 0.174 | 0.158774 |
| 2015-05-01 | 0.179 | 0.162964 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.167 | 0.151392 |
| 2015-03-02 | 0.098 | 0.089375 |
| 2015-02-02 | 0.089 | 0.080726 |
| 2014-12-24 | 0.422 | 0.387120 |
| 2014-12-01 | 0.113 | 0.103234 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.114 | 0.104731 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.120 | 0.110619 |
| 2014-09-02 | 0.112 | 0.103694 |
| 2014-08-01 | 0.136 | 0.126183 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.126 | 0.116775 |
| 2014-06-02 | 0.134 | 0.124350 |
| 2014-05-01 | 0.151 | 0.141056 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.147 | 0.138889 |
| 2014-03-03 | 0.156 | 0.146122 |
| 2014-02-03 | 0.151 | 0.141399 |
| 2013-12-26 | 0.135 | 0.129211 |
| 2013-12-02 | 0.140 | 0.133080 |
| 2013-11-01 | 0.121 | 0.114183 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.111 | 0.105014 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.077 | 0.074110 |
| 2013-08-01 | 0.086 | 0.082431 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.067 | 0.063598 |
| 2013-06-03 | 0.057 | 0.053682 |
| 2013-05-01 | 0.079 | 0.072966 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.258 | 0.239354 |
| 2013-03-01 | 0.107 | 0.099092 |
| 2013-02-01 | 0.091 | 0.084549 |
| 2012-12-03 | 0.329 | 0.304545 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.128 | 0.117410 |
| 2012-09-04 | 0.120 | 0.110213 |
| 2012-08-01 | 0.155 | 0.142463 |
| 2012-07-02 | 0.190 | 0.175358 |
| 2012-06-01 | 0.180 | 0.166067 |
| 2012-05-01 | 0.174 | 0.160962 |
| 2012-04-02 | 0.209 | 0.193878 |
| 2012-03-01 | 0.304 | 0.281795 |
| 2012-02-01 | 0.287 | 0.265470 |
| 2011-12-27 | 0.267 | 0.247934 |
| 2011-12-01 | 0.275 | 0.255719 |
| 2011-11-01 | 0.272 | 0.252296 |
| 2011-10-03 | 0.289 | 0.267469 |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.282 | 0.260148 |
| 2011-08-01 | 0.337 | 0.314219 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.322 | 0.303059 |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.288 | 0.268857 |
| 2011-05-02 | 0.305 | 0.288008 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.299 | 0.284545 |
| 2011-03-01 | 0.325 | 0.309170 |
| 2011-02-01 | 0.341 | 0.325071 |
| 2010-12-28 | 0.342 | 0.326929 |
| 2010-12-01 | 2.864 | 2.704438 |
| 2010-11-01 | 0.214 | 0.195273 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.301 | 0.276350 |
| 2010-09-01 | 0.259 | 0.236465 |
| 2010-08-02 | 0.279 | 0.254330 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.340 | 0.311498 |
| 2010-06-01 | 0.334 | 0.308916 |
| 2010-05-03 | 0.302 | 0.282586 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.316 | 0.296769 |
| 2010-03-01 | 0.378 | 0.353139 |
| 2010-02-01 | 0.325 | 0.303540 |
| 2009-12-29 | 0.311 | 0.293452 |
| 2009-12-01 | 0.373 | 0.346140 |
| 2009-11-02 | 0.373 | 0.349153 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.363 | 0.339951 |
| 2009-09-01 | 0.368 | 0.347334 |
| 2009-08-03 | 0.316 | 0.300238 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.341 | 0.324391 |
| 2009-06-01 | 0.261 | 0.249212 |
| 2009-05-01 | 0.248 | 0.235183 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.268 | 0.253572 |
| 2009-03-02 | 0.270 | 0.257855 |
| 2009-02-02 | 0.293 | 0.281406 |
| 2008-12-29 | 0.272 | 0.258900 |
| 2008-12-01 | 0.325 | 0.313404 |
| 2008-11-03 | 0.320 | 0.319234 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.490 | 0.483235 |
| 2008-09-02 | 0.464 | 0.457098 |
| 2008-08-01 | 0.425 | 0.423560 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.423 | 0.419726 |
| 2008-06-02 | 0.433 | 0.425553 |
| 2008-05-01 | 0.404 | 0.393302 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.325 | 0.316733 |
| 2008-03-03 | 0.289 | 0.282199 |
| 2008-02-01 | 0.378 | 0.366244 |
| 2007-12-27 | 0.406 | 0.401980 |
| 2007-12-03 | 0.387 | 0.378818 |
| 2007-11-01 | 0.411 | 0.406890 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.394 | 0.392861 |
| 2007-09-04 | 0.396 | 0.397471 |
| 2007-08-01 | 0.436 | 0.440627 |
| 2007-07-02 | 0.395 | 0.399838 |
| 2007-06-01 | 0.456 | 0.458983 |
| 2007-05-01 | 0.443 | 0.440139 |
| 2007-04-02 | 0.235 | 0.233366 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 115.28 |
| All Time Low | 85.28 |
| Ask | 93.42 |
| Ask Size | 12 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,068,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,107,093 |
| Average Volume | 2,107,093 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,068,870 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.14 |
| Bid | 93.12 |
| Bid Size | 12 |
| Category | Government Mortgage-Backed Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 93.52 |
| Day Low | 93.23 |
| Dividend Date | 1,522,972,800 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 94.2684 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.0084 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.010697115 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.0894179 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 96.97 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.709999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.038259245 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 92.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.8499985 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.009198122 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 92.41 - 96.97 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,174,051,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0035299999 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,173,744,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and TBAs that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the component securities of the index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the underlying index that BFA believes will help the fund track the index. |
| Long Name | iShares MBS ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_33254221 |
| Nav Price | 93.84747 |
| Net Assets | 39,630,225,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.04 |
| Open | 93.52 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.040000916 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.042891823 |
| Post Market Price | 93.22 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,985,507 |
| Previous Close | 93.72 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.459999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.490823 |
| Regular Market Day High | 93.52 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 93.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 93.23 - 93.52 |
| Regular Market Open | 93.52 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 93.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 93.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,471,840 |
| Short Name | iShares MBS ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MBB |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.0494241 |
| Total Assets | 39,630,225,408 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.57296 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.57296 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 95.11895 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.8589478 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0195434 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,471,840 |
| Yield | 0.042600002 |
| Ytd Return | 1.02455 |