Ancora Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC)

Ancora Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) by 32.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,595 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,595 shares during the quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF were worth $5,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. IFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $262,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $610,000. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 45.1% in the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 1,286,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,286,000 after buying an additional 399,702 shares during the last quarter. Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $928,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $33,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock traded up $1.42 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $60.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,251,309 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,095,801. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $59.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.33. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a one year low of $47.76 and a one year high of $62.18. The stock has a market cap of $14.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th were paid a dividend of $0.491 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 11th.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.