James Investment Research Inc. Purchases 18,005 Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM

James Investment Research Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 153.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 18,005 shares during the period. James Investment Research Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,689,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EEM. Asempa Wealth Advisors bought a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $593,000. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 77.2% in the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 148,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,118,000 after buying an additional 64,618 shares during the last quarter. Kelsey Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,038,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 92.4% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 230,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,632,000 after acquiring an additional 110,888 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allium Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 35.3% in the third quarter. Allium Financial Advisors LLC now owns 111,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,931,000 after acquiring an additional 28,998 shares in the last quarter. 81.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EEM opened at $66.48 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $47.96 and a 1-year high of $71.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $66.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.72.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Company Profile

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.