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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

836 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 141 funds opening new positions, 274 increasing their positions, 334 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 93

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 799836 (+37)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3B → $15.5B (-$744M)

3.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.53%72.84% (-3.7%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7771 (-6)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 274 | Existing positions reduced: 334

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.78B | Put options by funds: $9.34B

Holders
836
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+4.63%
% of All Funds
21.93%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.79%
% of All Funds
1.86%
New
141
Increased
274
Reduced
334
Closed
93
Calls
$5.78B
Puts
$9.34B
Net Calls
-$3.56B
Net Calls Change
-$436M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NMIMC
26
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$142M +$12.4M +361,118 +9%
DCC
27
Dow Chemical Company
Michigan
$139M -$1.98M -57,800 -1%
Barclays
28
Barclays
United Kingdom
$138M -$12.1M -352,986 -8%
Northern Trust
29
Northern Trust
Illinois
$136M -$33.3M -972,059 -19%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$114M -$2.97M -86,761 -2%
CM
31
Cartica Management
District of Columbia
$103M +$63.6M +1,855,000 +137%
KeyBank National Association
32
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$93.9M -$16.1M -468,153 -14%
Prudential Financial
33
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$91.4M +$9.6M +280,049 +11%
PPA
34
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$82.1M +$59.8M +1,744,370 +217%
NLI
35
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$81.1M
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$80.8M -$32.7M -953,258 -28%
AC
37
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
$80.1M -$32.3M -943,122 -27%
Lazard Asset Management
38
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$70.8M +$61.3M +1,788,842 +437%
Allianz Asset Management
39
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$65.9M +$665K +19,400 +1%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$65M -$29.4M -856,999 -30%
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$64.7M -$50.1M -1,461,943 -42%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$62.1M -$111M -3,241,564 -63%
LPL Financial
43
LPL Financial
California
$61.1M +$30.7M +896,234 +85%
CA
44
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$58.3M +$22.8M +665,703 +58%
GF
45
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$57.3M +$2.77M +80,892 +5%
FTUS
46
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$57.3M +$49.1M +1,431,215 +411%
SIM
47
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$57M -$63.3M -1,846,657 -51%
PAMU
48
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$55.9M +$31.8M +928,000 +115%
OMC
49
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$55.9M -$116M -3,389,747 -66%
HCC
50
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$53.5M -$198M -5,776,617 -78%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

836 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $15.5B — down 4.6% from $16.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 141 funds opened new EEM positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 274 added to existing stakes and 334 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $454M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $426M.

  • 836 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q4 2015, up from 799 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.5B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 141 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 93 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $454M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $426M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.