Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Acquires New Position in iShares Asia 50 ETF $AIA

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. purchased a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 47,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,518,000. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. owned 0.32% of iShares Asia 50 ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. WealthShield Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter worth $27,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,328 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 453.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after acquiring an additional 1,838 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $219,000. Finally, Patten Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $220,000.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF stock opened at $112.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.70. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $102.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.77. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.91 and a fifty-two week high of $114.35.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $1.6251 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 352.0%.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.