J.Safra Asset Management Corp Acquires 4,124 Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

J.Safra Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 93,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,124 shares during the period. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF makes up about 0.7% of J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $8,357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 77.2% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,385,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,279,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,195 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,099,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,904,000 after purchasing an additional 5,825 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,052,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 162.2% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 236,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,078,000 after buying an additional 146,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 231,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,643,000 after buying an additional 12,353 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EMB opened at $91.31 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.26. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $86.40 and a 1-year high of $93.97.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.3856 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, formerly iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index (the Index). The Index is a diverse United States dollar-denominated emerging markets debt benchmark, which tracks the total return of actively traded external debt instruments in emerging market countries.