Nationwide Fund Advisors Purchases 78,441 Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

Nationwide Fund Advisors lifted its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 3.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,156,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 78,441 shares during the quarter. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF makes up about 8.9% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Nationwide Fund Advisors owned about 1.40% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $202,539,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in EMB. Keystone Global Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 10,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $968,000 after acquiring an additional 1,441 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 171,924 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,149,000 after purchasing an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3,177.6% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 431,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,528,000 after purchasing an additional 418,305 shares in the last quarter. First United Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 34.2% in the first quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 1,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foster & Motley Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 7.4% in the first quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 105,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,908,000 after purchasing an additional 7,294 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Shares of EMB opened at $96.20 on Friday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $91.22 and a 1-year high of $97.80. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.98.

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

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.3997 per share. 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.