47,132 Shares in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM Bought by Central Bank & Trust Co.

Central Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 47,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,148,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 22.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 37,337,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,120,424,000 after acquiring an additional 6,929,284 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 102.7% during the first quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 9,035,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,150,000 after acquiring an additional 4,577,226 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 74.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 6,591,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $360,596,000 after purchasing an additional 2,823,265 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,611,088 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $261,864,000 after buying an additional 189,366 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 9.2% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,704,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $185,008,000 after acquiring an additional 228,966 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EEM traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.61. 7,361,776 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,442,227. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $51.82 and a 1-year high of $71.57. The stock has a market cap of $30.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $66.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $65.35.

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). The Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.