Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Raises Position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 16.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 244,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 33,695 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $13,363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of EEM. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 118,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,959,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 80,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,507,000 after purchasing an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,957,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $100,644,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.39% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EEM opened at $56.59 on Friday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.19 and a 1 year high of $65.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.06 billion, a PE ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $56.29.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.