Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Sells 228,455 Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 92.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,959 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 228,455 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $1,687,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EMB. SBI Okasan Asset Management Co.Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $650,474,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 15.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,556,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $342,416,000 after acquiring an additional 488,302 shares in the last quarter. Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $223,947,000. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 66.2% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 2,269,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $218,534,000 after purchasing an additional 904,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors boosted its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 883.0% during the 4th quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,077,835 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,054,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,453 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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

Shares of EMB opened at $95.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $95.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.97. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $91.22 and a 52 week high of $97.80.

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

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.3997 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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