Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of Put Options on iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock traders bought 12,002 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 1,467% compared to the average volume of 766 put options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 31,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,019,000 after buying an additional 1,054 shares during the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 15,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,463,000 after acquiring an additional 360 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Syon Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 169,689 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,365,000 after acquiring an additional 23,372 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 14.8% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 12,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 1,587 shares during the period. 91.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Trading Up 0.1%

EMB stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $94.16. 2,325,265 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,019,674. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $92.87 and a 1 year high of $97.80. The company has a 50-day moving average of $95.34 and a 200-day moving average of $95.60.

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

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.4137 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. This is a boost from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 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.