State of Wyoming Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

State of Wyoming lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 35.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,470 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,360 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 0.4% of State of Wyoming’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. State of Wyoming’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,775,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 102.7% during the 1st quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 9,035,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,150,000 after acquiring an additional 4,577,226 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in 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 worth $360,596,000 after acquiring an additional 2,823,265 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,611,088 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $261,864,000 after acquiring an additional 189,366 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,401,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $186,115,000 after purchasing an additional 196,473 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 23.8% in the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 2,324,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $124,134,000 after purchasing an additional 447,010 shares in the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

EEM stock opened at $64.99 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $47.98 and a 12 month high of $71.57.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

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.