Citizens & Northern Corp Acquires 19,854 Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

Citizens & Northern Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) by 18.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 128,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,854 shares during the period. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF makes up about 3.1% of Citizens & Northern Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Citizens & Northern Corp owned 0.08% of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF worth $11,438,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 43.7% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 385 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 226.0% in the 3rd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN bought a new stake in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 125.5% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock opened at $90.99 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $90.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.20. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 1-year low of $86.40 and a 1-year high of $93.97.

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

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.4409 per share. This is a boost from iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Profile

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.