Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Has $223.06 Million Position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 212.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,634,821 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,149,813 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF comprises 2.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 1.22% of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $223,062,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EEM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 118,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,959,000 after acquiring an additional 1,940 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 38,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,704,000 after purchasing an additional 1,880 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 86.7% in the first quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 14,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 6,535 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 208,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,131,000 after buying an additional 3,357 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA EEM opened at $54.93 on Friday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.19 and a 1 year high of $56.31. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.90. The company has a market cap of $20.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.64.

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).