

Mortgage-backed securities are seeing greater interest and just got a vote of confidence from the largest sovereign wealth fund. The Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which oversees Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, proposed cutting its government bond allocation and rotating into mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB) by 6.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,183,078 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional

Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,741,982 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 83,017 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.

Confluence Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB) by 0.9% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,260,018 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 37,799 shares during

SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 568,323 shares, an increase of 137.5% from the February 12th total of 239,312 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are

Altfest L J and Co. Inc. boosted its position in SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB) by 2.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 831,705 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 22,568 shares during the

Boltwood Capital Management increased its position in SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMB) by 36.9% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 156,679 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 42,265 shares during

Mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) ETFs have, somewhat quietly, welcomed some big new players in the past year. Just this week, Eaton Vance debuted the Eaton Vance Mortgage Opportunities ETF (EVMO).