iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM Shares Purchased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 23.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 287,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,987 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF worth $16,326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 74.9% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 6,591,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,596,000 after buying an additional 2,823,265 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 21,534.1% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,979,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,689,000 after buying an additional 1,969,944 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $101,460,000. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $90,983,000. Finally, Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 25.8% in the 4th quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 4,458,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $243,935,000 after acquiring an additional 915,248 shares during the period. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

EEM stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $66.90. The stock had a trading volume of 18,686,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 37,151,805. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.84. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $47.98 and a 52-week high of $71.57. The stock has a market cap of $29.62 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 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.