MBBA - iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF

The investment objective of iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management.

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management - Bonds
Market Cap
$125.3M
Beta
1.09
52-Week Range
48.74-54.68
Dividend Yield
$0.71
IPO Date
Jan 26, 2026
Exchange
CBOE

MBBA Options Snapshot

Options pricing data for MBBA is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.

What This Page Covers

The MBBA overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.

Frequently asked MBBA overview questions

What is MBBA?
MBBA is the ticker symbol for iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (the “Fund”) is to seek to maximize total return, consistent with income generation and prudent investment management. Listed on CBOE. MBBA is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
What are MBBA's key statistics?
iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF (MBBA) carries a market capitalization of $125.3M, 52-week range of 48.74-54.68. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
What sector or industry does MBBA belong to?
iShares Mortgage-Backed Securities Active ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Bonds industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare MBBA's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
How current is the MBBA data on this page?
Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for MBBA, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.