iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) Stock Holdings Lifted by Mount Lucas Management LP

Mount Lucas Management LP lifted its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 4.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 28,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,286 shares during the quarter. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF comprises 0.9% of Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $2,569,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EMB. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 89.5% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 125.5% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. Independence Bank of Kentucky purchased a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Transcendent Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 67.3% in the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of EMB stock opened at $90.99 on Monday. 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. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $91.24.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.3856 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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.