Lazard Asset Management LLC Trims Position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Lazard Asset Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEMFree Report) by 62.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 136,267 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,733,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at $27,000. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 101.3% in the third quarter. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC now owns 571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 46,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevated Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EEM opened at $64.09 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $66.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.73. The company has a market capitalization of $28.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.98 and a fifty-two week high of $71.57.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM)

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