iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) Shares Acquired by J.Safra Asset Management Corp

J.Safra Asset Management Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 95,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF makes up 1.2% of J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $8,517,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. boosted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 184.7% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 2,550,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $227,164,000 after purchasing an additional 1,654,771 shares in the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 32.4% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 4,161,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $343,461,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017,565 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth $79,150,000. TIAA Trust National Association purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the third quarter worth $45,378,000. Finally, Syon Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at about $31,656,000. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Shares of EMB traded down $0.25 on Thursday, reaching $87.23. The stock had a trading volume of 6,358,145 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,857,724. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $88.46 and a 200 day moving average of $86.66. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $79.70 and a twelve month high of $90.08.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.3656 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $4.39 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.03%.

About iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

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.