Stock Traders Purchase 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 target of unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 50,000 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 5,259% compared to the typical daily volume of 933 put options.

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

Shares of EMB stock traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $96.17. 5,236,475 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,537,128. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a fifty-two week low of $84.78 and a fifty-two week high of $97.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $96.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $94.90.

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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EMB. Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. First United Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 47.7% in the third quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $42,000. Corsicana & Co. purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the third quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Company Profile

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.