Aureus Asset Management LLC Purchases 11,263 Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Aureus Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 29.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 50,121 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,263 shares during the period. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,846,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of EEM. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 77.2% during the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 148,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,118,000 after buying an additional 64,618 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 92.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 230,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,632,000 after acquiring an additional 110,888 shares during the period. Sollinda Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 276.3% in the fourth quarter. Sollinda Capital Management LLC now owns 28,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 21,280 shares during the last quarter. Kelsey Financial LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,038,000. Finally, Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 24.8% during the 4th quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 53,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,140,000 after acquiring an additional 10,639 shares during the period. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of EEM stock opened at $64.99 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $66.97 and a 200-day moving average of $62.46. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $47.98 and a 12-month high of $71.57. The firm has a market cap of $28.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the Fund), seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities in global emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.