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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,308 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 364 increasing their positions, 529 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4451 (+7)

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 103

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3B | Put options by funds: $10.3B

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3251,308 (-17)

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.05%80.62% (-1.4%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1B → $13.4B (-$717M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 364 | Existing positions reduced: 529

Holders
1,308
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-1.28%
% of All Funds
17.54%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
104
Increased
364
Reduced
529
Closed
103
Calls
$10.3B
Puts
$10.3B
Net Calls
+$19.1M
Net Calls Change
+$6.68B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FMI
51
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$40.4M -$27.1M -623,000 -40%
Northern Trust
52
Northern Trust
Illinois
$40.2M -$2M -45,974 -5%
Acadian Asset Management
53
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$39.9M +$15.3M +352,562 +63%
M&T Bank
54
M&T Bank
New York
$37M +$816K +18,798 +2%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$36.8M -$5.21M -119,940 -12%
Capstone Investment Advisors
56
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$35.2M +$18.6M +427,745 +113%
Creative Planning
57
Creative Planning
Kansas
$35.2M +$1.77M +40,658 +5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
58
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$35.1M -$5.63M -129,618 -14%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
59
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$34.8M +$26.4M +607,149 +320%
DS
60
DRW Securities
Illinois
$32.8M +$21.8M +501,857 +201%
HNB
61
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$29.8M
Stifel Financial
62
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$27.5M +$762K +17,549 +3%
WSFS
63
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$27.1M +$22.9M +528,282 +569%
Prudential Financial
64
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$25.8M -$2.86M -65,900 -10%
PWA
65
Provenance Wealth Advisors
Florida
$25.2M -$674K -15,520 -3%
B
66
Barings
North Carolina
$24.8M +$24.7M +567,647 New
AP
67
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$24.2M +$23.9M +551,269 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
68
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$24M -$15.2M -350,241 -36%
ANB
69
Amarillo National Bank
Texas
$23.9M +$20.8M +479,088 +698%
Commonwealth Equity Services
70
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$23.8M +$212K +4,880 +0.9%
Bank of Nova Scotia
71
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$23.6M -$41.8M -961,500 -64%
Franklin Resources
72
Franklin Resources
California
$23.5M +$969K +22,303 +4%
QC
73
Quent Capital
New York
$23.5M +$41.2K +949 +0.2%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$23M -$1.82M -41,818 -7%
Lazard Asset Management
75
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$21.6M -$97.5M -2,244,436 -82%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,308 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $13.4B — down 5.1% from $14.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new EEM positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 364 added to existing stakes and 529 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $517M.

  • 1,308 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2025, down from 1,325 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $13.4B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 104 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 103 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Citigroup, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $517M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.