Stairway Partners LLC Acquires 288,131 Shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG)

Stairway Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:IEMG) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,434,784 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 288,131 shares during the period. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 11.3% of Stairway Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Stairway Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF were worth $179,364,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 153,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,202,000 after purchasing an additional 8,776 shares during the period. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 25.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,195,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,531,000 after buying an additional 442,859 shares during the last quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 407,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,791,000 after acquiring an additional 42,287 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. purchased a new position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its position in shares of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 518,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,749,000 after acquiring an additional 18,531 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

IEMG traded up $0.21 on Monday, reaching $52.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,260,002 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,822,545. The company has a market capitalization of $78.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.74 and a beta of 0.85. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.33 and a fifty-two week high of $59.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $54.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.62.

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.