SG Americas Securities LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $EMB

SG Americas Securities LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 19.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 493,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 122,937 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned 0.29% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $47,514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 34.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,400,265 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,085,191,000 after buying an additional 2,899,399 shares during the period. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $123,331,000. Price Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $46,382,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 240.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 528,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,280,000 after acquiring an additional 372,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3,963.7% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 275,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,222,000 after acquiring an additional 268,700 shares during the period. 91.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Down 0.5%

NASDAQ EMB opened at $93.58 on Wednesday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $84.78 and a 52 week high of $97.80. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $96.08.

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

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.403 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%.

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. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.