Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB)

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ:EMB) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock traders bought 50,007 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 3,439% compared to the average daily volume of 1,413 put options.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Price Performance

Shares of EMB opened at $96.38 on Friday. iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF has a 52-week low of $84.78 and a 52-week high of $97.80. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $96.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.98.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.403 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EMB. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. First United Bank & Trust raised its stake in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF by 47.7% during the 3rd quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 415 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Finally, EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. 91.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Company Profile

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, formerly iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index (the Index). The Index is a diverse United States dollar-denominated emerging markets debt benchmark, which tracks the total return of actively traded external debt instruments in emerging market countries. The Fund invests in a representative sample of the securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.