Bahl & Gaynor Inc. Increases Stock Position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG)

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. boosted its stake in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) by 1.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,963 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $927,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ables Iannone Moore & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 809 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the period. Vima LLC purchased a new stake in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $52,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 34.8% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares during the period. Finally, Motco raised its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 29.1% in the 1st quarter. Motco now owns 1,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

IEMG stock traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $53.15. The company had a trading volume of 5,091,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,776,124. The company has a market capitalization of $78.66 billion, a PE ratio of 11.74 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $53.94 and a 200 day moving average of $51.87. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $45.57 and a 12 month high of $55.99.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Profile

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI index, a market-cap-weighted index of emerging-market firms, covering 99% of market capitalization. IEMG was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.