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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,306 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 403 increasing their positions, 560 reducing their positions, and 168 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.23%83.94% (+4.7%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.7B → $23.1B (+$390M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3941,306 (-88)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7057 (-13)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 403 | Existing positions reduced: 560

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.05B | Put options by funds: $6.19B

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 168

Holders
1,306
Holders Change
-88
Holders Change %
-6.31%
% of All Funds
20.6%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.57%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
93
Increased
403
Reduced
560
Closed
168
Calls
$4.05B
Puts
$6.19B
Net Calls
-$2.14B
Net Calls Change
+$2.32B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LMGAM
26
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$194M +$24.1M +510,400 +14%
US Bancorp
27
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$194M -$16.8M -356,904 -8%
Northern Trust
28
Northern Trust
Illinois
$151M -$7.46M -158,070 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$130M -$18.7M -395,731 -12%
Bank of Nova Scotia
30
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$106M -$14.7M -311,225 -12%
HMH
31
Hackensack Meridian Health
New Jersey
$105M
HCC
32
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$91.7M -$55.2K -1,169 -0.1%
Fidelity Investments
33
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$89.5M +$24.6M +520,982 +36%
CPH
34
C Partners Holding
Switzerland
$85M +$16.5M +348,870 +23%
Fifth Third Bancorp
35
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$80.5M -$16.9M -358,079 -17%
RFC
36
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$79.5M -$2.79M -59,142 -3%
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$79.2M -$9.57M -202,863 -10%
KeyBank National Association
38
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$77.1M -$1.14M -24,222 -1%
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$73.9M +$659K +13,954 +0.9%
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$71.5M -$2.33M -49,272 -3%
Vontobel Holding
41
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$69.2M -$1.26M -26,623 -2%
CI Investments Inc
42
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$69.1M +$69.5M +1,473,177 +2,610%
HHGA
43
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$68.7M +$2.2M +46,666 +3%
COI
44
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$67M +$4.22M +89,338 +6%
CA
45
Capitolis Advisors
New York
$63.7M -$16.5M -350,000 -20%
APG Asset Management
46
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$58.9M +$30.4M +644,000 +80%
SR
47
Swiss Re
Switzerland
$58.5M
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
48
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$55.6M +$24.9M +528,532 +75%
Truist Financial
49
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$54.5M -$44.6M -945,960 -44%
Lazard Asset Management
50
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$52.1M -$107M -2,258,581 -66%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,306 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $23.1B — up 1.7% from $22.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 168 funds closed out of EEM and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 75 holders — while 560 trimmed existing stakes and 403 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $672M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 1,306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,394 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.1B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 168 closed out, a net change of -75 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $672M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.