iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) Shares Sold by Central Bank & Trust Co.

Central Bank & Trust Co. reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 5.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 101,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,751 shares during the period. Central Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,424,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 8,325 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $348,000 after buying an additional 502 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 118,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,959,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 107,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,481,000 after acquiring an additional 11,300 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $204,000. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 139.2% in the fourth quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 22,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $924,000 after buying an additional 12,854 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EEM opened at $46.92 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $44.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.55. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $38.19 and a 12-month high of $47.44. The firm has a market cap of $17.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.62.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

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).