Wintrust Investments LLC Acquires 493 Shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC)

Wintrust Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) by 12.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,584 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the period. Wintrust Investments LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF were worth $254,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EMXC. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 6,742.9% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 958 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 944 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 752.4% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 41.1% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,758 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $105,000. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 91.7% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 2,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EMXC opened at $55.06 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a fifty-two week low of $53.97 and a fifty-two week high of $63.25. The company’s 50-day moving average is $56.19 and its 200 day moving average is $58.11. The company has a market capitalization of $15.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.88.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.9999 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.