Calamos Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Calamos Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 17.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 13,620 shares during the period. Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $5,205,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of EEM stock opened at $64.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $47.98 and a one year high of $71.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $67.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.97.

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.