Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Invests $23.97 Million in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 268,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $23,971,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 28.8% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 33,505 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,983,000 after buying an additional 7,491 shares in the last quarter. Stairway Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Stairway Partners LLC now owns 228,951 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,386,000 after acquiring an additional 8,073 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 9,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $835,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 7,659 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Financial Corp IN bought a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:EMB opened at $89.07 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $90.00 and its 200-day moving average is $90.50. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $84.78 and a 12 month high of $93.97.

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

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.3999 per share. This is a positive change from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.39%.

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