Kentucky Trust Co Buys Shares of 538 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG)

Kentucky Trust Co bought a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 30,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,745,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 2,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 92.7% in the fourth quarter. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA now owns 503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 57.7% in the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Klaas Financial Asset Advisors LLC now owns 105,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,502,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

IEMG stock opened at $54.26 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $53.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.74 and a beta of 0.85. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $49.05 and a 12 month high of $59.00.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Profile

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of emerging-market firms, covering 99% of market capitalization. IEMG was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.