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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM

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: 1,394 → 1,306 (-88)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 70 → 57 (-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

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$672M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$554M
3
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$505M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$402M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$360M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$415M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
3
WL
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
-$201M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$142M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
51
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$48.3M +$1.02M +21,685 +2%
Mariner
52
Mariner
Kansas
$47.4M +$2.4M +50,890 +5%
Allspring Global Investments
53
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$45.9M +$206K +4,360 +0.4%
Ameriprise
54
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.1M +$656K +13,901 +1%
National Bank of Canada
55
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$42.4M -$40.6M -859,480 -47%
CG
56
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$42.4M -$9.03M -191,278 -17%
M&T Bank
57
M&T Bank
New York
$40.9M +$1.53M +32,493 +4%
Baird Financial Group
58
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$40.3M +$3.6M +76,229 +9%
HighTower Advisors
59
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$39.3M -$25.5M -540,574 -38%
FMI
60
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$37.7M +$26.4M +559,000 +203%
TD Asset Management
61
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$36.5M +$1.18M +25,000 +3%
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$36.2M -$238K -5,047 -0.6%
GT
63
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$34.3M +$1.63M +34,469 +5%
Deutsche Bank
64
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$33.6M -$15.7M -333,280 -31%
BBVA
65
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$33.4M +$10.5M +222,497 +43%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
66
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$33.3M +$3M +63,584 +9%
Stifel Financial
67
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$32.8M +$1.62M +34,365 +5%
CRC
68
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$31.5M +$29.1M +616,975 +763%
TRCT
69
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$31.4M +$4.63M +98,084 +16%
JEST
70
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$31.2M – – –
PSUF
71
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$30.9M -$6.2M -131,335 -16%
Franklin Resources
72
Franklin Resources
California
$30.8M -$489K -10,353 -1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
73
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$30.6M +$4.45M +94,221 +16%
RJFSA
74
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$29.9M -$2.51M -53,226 -7%
BPC
75
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$29.8M -$80.3K -1,702 -0.3%
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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.