iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) Short Interest Update

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 17,300,000 shares, a decrease of 6.7% from the September 15th total of 18,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,929,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMB. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 36.3% in the 1st quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 436 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $46,000. Zions Bancorporation N.A. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $47,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 8,766.7% in the first quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 526 shares during the period. Finally, Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the second quarter valued at about $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.08% of the company’s stock.

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

Shares of EMB stock traded down $0.59 on Thursday, hitting $92.14. 6,027,455 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,031,158. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $79.70 and a 12 month high of $93.97. The company has a 50 day moving average of $92.33 and a 200 day moving average of $90.13.

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

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.3682 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.