iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) Shares Bought by Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC

Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 9.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 69,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,940 shares during the period. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,802,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 70.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 3,317,237 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $133,386,000 after buying an additional 1,368,272 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3,860.4% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 890,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,779,000 after acquiring an additional 867,628 shares in the last quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 67.5% in the 4th quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. now owns 1,546,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,181,000 after acquiring an additional 623,000 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter worth about $21,888,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3,625.8% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 565,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,731,000 after purchasing an additional 550,140 shares in the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

NYSEARCA:EEM traded up $0.70 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $41.73. The company had a trading volume of 10,566,713 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,764,557. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $36.38 and a 12-month high of $42.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.58.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 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).