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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 345 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 87

2.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.09%70.11% (+2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0951,111 (+16)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9192 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $21.7B (+$750M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 457

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.71B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
25.4%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2.1%
New
106
Increased
345
Reduced
457
Closed
87
Calls
$8.71B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$3.63B
Net Calls Change
+$1.47B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
26
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$174M -$1.42M -32,822 -0.8%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$173M -$11M -255,294 -6%
Deutsche Bank
28
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$172M -$107M -2,473,691 -38%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$170M -$6.13M -142,081 -3%
Northern Trust
30
Northern Trust
Illinois
$168M -$17.5M -405,977 -9%
CCA
31
Canyon Capital Advisors
Texas
$155M +$155M +3,600,000 New
CANY
32
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$153M +$80.4M +1,862,512 +110%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
33
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$152M -$95.2M -2,206,316 -38%
NMIMC
34
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$148M +$149M +3,456,600 New
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$141M -$160M -3,714,445 -53%
Barclays
36
Barclays
United Kingdom
$136M -$60.7M -1,407,107 -31%
HHMI
37
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$134M
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$134M -$6.47M -149,801 -12%
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$117M +$76.8M +1,778,681 +186%
MCM
40
Moore Capital Management
New York
$109M +$110M +2,547,000 New
Wellington Management Group
41
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$109M +$109M +2,532,459 New
HCC
42
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$106M -$1.55M -35,872 -1%
LPL Financial
43
LPL Financial
California
$105M -$17.2M -398,851 -14%
KeyBank National Association
44
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$105M -$1.94M -44,835 -2%
JMPWA
45
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$95.9M +$82.8M +1,917,285 +604%
RFC
46
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$95.7M +$84.6K +1,959 +0.1%
DG
47
Delek Group
Israel
$88M +$13.5M +312,778 +18%
M&T Bank
48
M&T Bank
New York
$87.6M -$2.63M -60,898 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$85M -$18.7M -432,293 -18%
GCM
50
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$80M +$80.5M +1,865,000 New

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,111 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $21.7B — up 3.6% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new EEM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 345 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $377M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $231M.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,095 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 87 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $377M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $231M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.