Venturi Wealth Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 3,177.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 431,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 418,305 shares during the quarter. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF accounts for 1.8% of Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Venturi Wealth Management LLC owned 0.29% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $40,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EMB. First United Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 34.2% in the 1st quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 1,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 7.4% during the first quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 105,482 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,908,000 after buying an additional 7,294 shares in the last quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.0% during the first quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 28,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,639,000 after buying an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 38.7% during the fourth quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 26.7% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 272,999 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,284,000 after buying an additional 57,554 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Down 0.0%

EMB opened at $96.54 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $95.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.97. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $91.22 and a 12-month high of $97.80.

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

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.407 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.