iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) Short Interest Update

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,140,000 shares, a decrease of 7.0% from the February 29th total of 22,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,333,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EMB opened at $88.96 on Wednesday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $79.70 and a twelve month high of $90.08. The company’s 50 day moving average is $88.27 and its 200 day moving average is $86.05.

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

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.3656 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 1st. This represents a $4.39 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMB. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $727,000. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. ARK & TLK Investments LLC purchased a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $628,000. Finally, Able Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $182,000. 91.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.