Traders Buy Large Volume of Put Options on iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Wednesday. Stock traders acquired 8,500 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 66% compared to the average volume of 5,129 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 16.1% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,033,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $182,317,000 after purchasing an additional 281,339 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 312.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,433,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $127,681,000 after buying an additional 1,085,683 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 1,268,093 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $112,201,000 after acquiring an additional 17,401 shares during the last quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP increased its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 167.4% in the 4th quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 1,244,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,791,000 after purchasing an additional 3,089,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. raised its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 28.6% in the second quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 1,006,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $89,079,000 after purchasing an additional 223,760 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of EMB traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $91.78. 2,234,027 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,046,191. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a twelve month low of $79.70 and a twelve month high of $92.56. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.24.

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

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a $0.3682 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 3rd.

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

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.