iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF $EMXC Shares Bought by Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) by 59.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 147,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55,000 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF were worth $11,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EMXC. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $4,355,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 43.0% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 39,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,493,000 after purchasing an additional 11,867 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 57.8% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 66,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,230,000 after purchasing an additional 24,529 shares in the last quarter. Walter & Keenan Wealth Management LLC IN ADV boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. Walter & Keenan Wealth Management LLC IN ADV now owns 26,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,806,000 after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EMXC stock opened at $92.78 on Friday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a fifty-two week low of $62.30 and a fifty-two week high of $107.12. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.28 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.588 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.