Traders Purchase High Volume of Put Options on iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors acquired 50,000 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 5,259% compared to the typical volume of 933 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 4,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 12,549 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. First United Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 47.7% in the third quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Tsfg LLC grew its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 11,857 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,129,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Finally, Finley Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Finley Financial LLC now owns 3,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $308,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EMB stock traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $96.17. 5,236,475 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,537,128. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $84.78 and a 52-week high of $97.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.90.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.3829 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.8%. This is a boost from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.37.

About iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.