iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LEMB – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 173,909 shares, an increase of 86.5% from the July 30th total of 93,251 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 77,145 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF by 20.4% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 788,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,181,000 after purchasing an additional 133,403 shares during the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF by 14.9% in the first quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 255,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,428,000 after purchasing an additional 33,111 shares during the last quarter. Lam Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF by 6.8% in the second quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 142,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,041,000 after purchasing an additional 9,105 shares during the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 81,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,384,000 after buying an additional 14,723 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Edge Capital LLC lifted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Edge Capital LLC now owns 73,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,986,000 after buying an additional 1,730 shares in the last quarter.
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF Stock Performance
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $43.04. The stock had a trading volume of 89,132 shares, compared to its average volume of 221,098. iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $40.35 and a 52-week high of $43.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $42.66 and a 200 day moving average of $42.17.
About iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
The iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (LEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value weighted index of sovereign debt denominated in issuers’ local currencies, with limits on country exposure. LEMB was launched on Oct 18, 2011 and is managed by BlackRock.
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