59,196 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $EEM Shares Purchased by State of Wyoming

State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) by 101.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 117,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 59,196 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF accounts for about 0.6% of State of Wyoming’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. State of Wyoming’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,864,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EEM. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 22.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 37,337,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,120,424,000 after purchasing an additional 6,929,284 shares in the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 102.7% in the 1st quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 9,035,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,150,000 after buying an additional 4,577,226 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $68,571,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 103.3% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,447,782 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $82,220,000 after buying an additional 735,539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,301,000. 81.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EEM opened at $61.04 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $66.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.82. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $71.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.74.

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.