iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) Shares Bought by Portland Global Advisors LLC

Portland Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 242,881 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,959 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 1.6% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $12,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IEMG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 20.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 33,254,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,909,149,000 after purchasing an additional 5,631,725 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 146.8% in the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 1,374,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,795,000 after purchasing an additional 817,785 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 11.6% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,584,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,832,000 after purchasing an additional 683,865 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 43,352,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,266,543,000 after purchasing an additional 516,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 139.6% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Management LLC now owns 635,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,160,000 after buying an additional 369,950 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

IEMG opened at $54.09 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $54.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.65. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.47 and a fifty-two week high of $59.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.82 and a beta of 0.74.

About iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

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.