J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. reduced its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 15.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 128,319 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,465 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,020,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EEM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 118,587 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,959,000 after acquiring an additional 1,940 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 80,248 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,507,000 after acquiring an additional 9,437 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,957,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $462,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 43,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,117,000 after acquiring an additional 1,320 shares in the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EEM opened at $64.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $28.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $63.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.48. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $46.15 and a 1-year high of $70.86.

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.