iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:CEMB) Short Interest Update

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF (BATS:CEMB) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 187,712 shares, a growth of 564.4% from the July 15th total of 28,252 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 63,837 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of BATS CEMB opened at $45.34 on Friday. iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF has a 52 week low of $44.92 and a 52 week high of $46.50. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.63.

Institutional Trading of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF by 128.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after purchasing an additional 7,410 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 280,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,887,000 after buying an additional 31,404 shares in the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 3,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Stronghold Wealth Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $589,000. Finally, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF by 27.2% during the 4th quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 14,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 3,153 shares during the last quarter.

About iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

The iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the JP Morgan CEMBI Broad Diversified index. The fund tracks an index of US-dollar-denominated bonds issued by corporations based in emerging markets. CEMB was launched on Apr 17, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.