Barings LLC Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

Barings LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 205.3% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 603,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 406,102 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF makes up 0.6% of Barings LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Barings LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $34,295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 74.9% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 6,591,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,596,000 after acquiring an additional 2,823,265 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 21,534.1% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,979,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,689,000 after acquiring an additional 1,969,944 shares during the period. Duquesne Family Office LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at about $101,460,000. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $90,983,000. Finally, Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University boosted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 25.8% in the fourth quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 4,458,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $243,935,000 after purchasing an additional 915,248 shares during the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 2.1%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $64.19 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.19. The company has a market cap of $28.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $47.98 and a 52-week high of $71.57.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

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). The Index is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.