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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
Truist Financial
51
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$75.3M +$7.35M +170,274 +11%
TF
52
TIAA FSB
Florida
$74.8M -$43.7M -1,012,669 -37%
HSBC Holdings
53
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$72.1M -$30.7M -710,482 -30%
OAC
54
OMERS Administration Corp
Ontario, Canada
$68.7M +$69.1M +1,600,000 New
KP
55
Keel Point
Alabama
$64.8M +$557K +12,897 +0.9%
SH
56
SeaTown Holdings
Singapore
$64.6M +$19.9M +460,000 +44%
SO
57
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$64.1M +$27.7M +642,000 +75%
BS
58
Banco Santander
Spain
$63.2M +$3.96M +91,707 +7%
CIBC Asset Management
59
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$62.9M -$10.5M -243,911 -14%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
60
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$60.4M -$30.2M -699,416 -33%
DCM
61
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$57M +$16.1M +372,824 +39%
SFM
62
Soros Fund Management
New York
$54.9M +$46.6M +1,079,070 +541%
MM
63
Main Management
California
$54.8M -$11.9M -275,059 -18%
Prudential Financial
64
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$54.7M -$6.51M -150,738 -11%
COI
65
Connable Office Inc
Michigan
$52.8M +$1.49M +34,450 +3%
Lazard Asset Management
66
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$49.4M -$6.53M -151,264 -12%
IUHSA
67
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$47.6M +$18.3M +424,873 +62%
PSUF
68
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$46.5M +$582K +13,492 +1%
AllianceBernstein
69
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$46.2M +$44.9M +1,039,888 +2,919%
GAMA
70
Graticule Asia Macro Advisors
New York
$45.5M -$109M -2,533,039 -70%
N
71
Nuveen
North Carolina
$44.8M +$45.1M +1,044,357 New
RJA
72
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$41.7M -$16.3M -376,855 -28%
PPA
73
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$40.5M -$7.03M -162,878 -15%
BPC
74
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$40.4M +$1.55K +36 +0%
Envestnet Asset Management
75
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.5M -$20.3M -469,312 -34%

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.