iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB Shares Purchased by J.Safra Asset Management Corp

J.Safra Asset Management Corp raised its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 8.1% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 111,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,300 shares during the period. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF makes up approximately 0.6% of J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. J.Safra Asset Management Corp’s holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF were worth $10,594,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. First United Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 47.7% in the 3rd quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at $42,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $47,000. Corsicana & Co. acquired a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 330.7% in the third quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares in the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Shares of EMB opened at $96.21 on Friday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $84.78 and a 1-year high of $97.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $96.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.99.

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

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.3829 dividend. This is a boost from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.37. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 19th.

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

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.