Investors 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 – Get Free Report) saw some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders purchased 16,519 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,359% compared to the typical volume of 1,132 put options.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ EMB traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $90.56. 5,260,350 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,182,117. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a one year low of $89.69 and a one year high of $97.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $93.75 and a 200-day moving average of $94.90.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.4436 dividend. This is an increase from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.4137. This represents a $5.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st.

Institutional Trading of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3,177.6% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 431,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,528,000 after purchasing an additional 418,305 shares during the period. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 17.2% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,517,978 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $146,151,000 after buying an additional 222,344 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,183,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,107,000 after acquiring an additional 122,317 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,745,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $163,960,000 after acquiring an additional 81,618 shares during the period. Finally, Nationwide Fund Advisors lifted its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Nationwide Fund Advisors now owns 2,156,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,539,000 after acquiring an additional 78,441 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Company Profile

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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.

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