Foster & Motley Inc. Boosts Stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

Foster & Motley Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 19.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 95,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,225 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. owned 0.06% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $9,072,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 35,015 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,333,000 after purchasing an additional 1,294 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 49.3% in the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 33,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,194,000 after buying an additional 11,084 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 330.7% in the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. Nvwm LLC raised its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 44.7% during the 3rd quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $851,000 after buying an additional 2,762 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,033 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $289,000 after buying an additional 759 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ EMB opened at $96.16 on Thursday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $84.78 and a 52-week high of $97.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $96.27 and a 200-day moving average of $94.78.

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

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