iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM Stock Acquired by State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming increased its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 101.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 117,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 59,196 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 0.6% of State of Wyoming’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. State of Wyoming’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 22.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 37,337,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,120,424,000 after acquiring an additional 6,929,284 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 102.7% in the first quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 9,035,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,150,000 after acquiring an additional 4,577,226 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $68,571,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 103.3% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,447,782 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $82,220,000 after purchasing an additional 735,539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $45,301,000. Institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 2.7%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $61.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.82. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.38 and a 1-year high of $71.57.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

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.