Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC Buys 45,236 Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM)

Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 26.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 215,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,236 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $8,656,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EEM. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 125,500.5% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 144,937,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,493,149,000 after purchasing an additional 144,822,572 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 16,816.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 6,821,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $269,159,000 after purchasing an additional 6,780,743 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 20.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 39,172,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,484,647,000 after purchasing an additional 6,765,030 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 70.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,317,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $133,386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,368,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3,860.4% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 890,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,779,000 after purchasing an additional 867,628 shares during the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EEM traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $39.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,566,280 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,282,949. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $36.38 and a fifty-two week high of $42.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.38.

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).