iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $IEMG Stock: Nationwide Fund Advisors Boosts Holdings

Nationwide Fund Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) by 34.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,368,516 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 871,652 shares during the quarter. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 11.8% of Nationwide Fund Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Nationwide Fund Advisors’ holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $273,389,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 29.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 20,828,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,452,814,000 after acquiring an additional 4,743,399 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,171,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,929,000 after purchasing an additional 103,653 shares during the last quarter. Stairway Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Stairway Partners LLC now owns 2,557,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,572,000 after purchasing an additional 75,621 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 8.1% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,058,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,593,000 after purchasing an additional 154,870 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,741,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,324,000 after purchasing an additional 161,394 shares during the period.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IEMG opened at $76.36 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $150.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.74. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $64.67 and a fifty-two week high of $86.49.

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.