Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Purchases New Stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF $AIA

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. bought a new position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 47,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,518,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of AIA. WealthShield Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 453.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 1,838 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Patten Group Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $220,000.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Trading Down 1.0%

AIA opened at $112.23 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.75 and its 200 day moving average is $95.77. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 12-month low of $59.91 and a 12-month high of $114.35. The company has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.6251 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 352.0%.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.