Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Purchases 146,430 Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 162.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 236,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 146,430 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. owned approximately 0.16% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $21,078,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 43.7% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 385 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 226.0% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the period. First Financial Corp IN acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 125.5% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. Finally, Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. Institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

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

Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock opened at $89.97 on Thursday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $86.40 and a 12 month high of $93.97. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.19.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.4409 dividend. This is a boost from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 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.