iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:EMB)

Posted by Stanley Muller on Sep 30th, 2026

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Stock investors purchased 5,039 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 410% compared to the typical volume of 988 call options.

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

Shares of NASDAQ EMB opened at $91.28 on Wednesday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $91.08 and a 1 year high of $97.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $94.27 and a 200 day moving average of $95.07.

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

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4137 per share. This is a positive change from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.4136. This represents a $4.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st.

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

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EMB. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1,333.3% during the second quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. First United Bank & Trust raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 34.2% during the first quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 1,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centennial Bank AR raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 461.6% during the fourth quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 1,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

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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.