Ascentis Independent Advisors Increases Stock Holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

Ascentis Independent Advisors boosted its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 188.2% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 28,442 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,573 shares during the quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors’ holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $2,672,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nationwide Fund Advisors raised its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,156,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,539,000 after purchasing an additional 78,441 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 16.3% in the 1st quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 10,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $968,000 after acquiring an additional 1,441 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 171,924 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,149,000 after acquiring an additional 2,270 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3,177.6% during the 1st quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 431,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,528,000 after acquiring an additional 418,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First United Bank & Trust boosted its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 34.2% during the 1st quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 1,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

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

Shares of EMB opened at $96.20 on Monday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $91.22 and a 12-month high of $97.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $95.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $95.98.

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

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a $0.3997 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.