iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) Short Interest Update

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,090,000 shares, a drop of 9.2% from the August 15th total of 17,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,732,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days.

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

Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock traded down $0.27 on Wednesday, hitting $93.33. 9,523,111 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,074,817. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $79.70 and a 52 week high of $93.97. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $89.60.

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

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.3682 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EMB. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,067,000. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Fairview Capital Investment Management LLC now owns 59,920 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,336,000 after purchasing an additional 2,733 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 31.5% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 29,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,604,000 after purchasing an additional 6,960 shares in the last quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $265,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at $404,000. Institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

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.