Financial Architects LLC Raises Stake in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYEM)

Financial Architects LLC boosted its position in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYEM) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 238,346 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,125 shares during the period. VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF comprises approximately 3.0% of Financial Architects LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Financial Architects LLC’s holdings in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF were worth $4,641,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,891,000. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. now owns 72,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after acquiring an additional 16,695 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 41,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $803,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,043,832 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,793,000 after purchasing an additional 74,602 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LexAurum Advisors LLC raised its holdings in VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. LexAurum Advisors LLC now owns 74,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,453,000 after purchasing an additional 4,674 shares in the last quarter.

VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

HYEM opened at $19.72 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.60. VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $18.57 and a 12-month high of $19.92.

About VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

The VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks an index that measures the performance of sub-investment-grade corporate debt from emerging markets. HYEM was launched on May 9, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.