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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,225 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.6B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 142 funds opening new positions, 427 increasing their positions, 472 reducing their positions, and 94 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 142 | Existing positions closed: 94

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20.9B → $25.6B (+$4.66B)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 113119 (+6)

2.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71%73.98% (+3%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1911,225 (+34)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 427 | Existing positions reduced: 472

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.63B | Put options by funds: $16.2B

Holders
1,225
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+2.85%
% of All Funds
26.52%
Holding in Top 10
119
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.31%
% of All Funds
2.58%
New
142
Increased
427
Reduced
472
Closed
94
Calls
$6.63B
Puts
$16.2B
Net Calls
-$9.56B
Net Calls Change
-$7.25B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FWC
801
First Washington Corp
Washington
$562K -$477K -11,341 -46%
AIS
802
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$562K -$7.16K -170 -1%
KCM
803
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$561K -$2.74K -65 -0.5%
SC
804
Stratford Consulting
Texas
$543K -$7.16K -170 -1%
CG
805
Cynosure Group
Utah
$539K -$73.7K -1,750 -12%
GC
806
Garde Capital
Washington
$538K -$12.1K -287 -2%
EFSCE
807
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$531K -$74K -1,758 -12%
AAM
808
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$530K +$1.98K +47 +0.4%
BCM
809
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$530K +$256K +6,071 +97%
SFA
810
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$525K -$57.8K -1,373 -10%
FWM
811
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$524K -$669K -15,891 -57%
Invesco
812
Invesco
Georgia
$517K +$507K +12,056 New
SCM
813
Snow Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$512K
LNB
814
Ledyard National Bank
$506K -$413K -9,824 -45%
CDH
815
Charles D. Hyman
$505K
OC
816
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$503K
VDFA
817
Vickerman & Driscoll Financial Advisors
Washington
$502K -$92.3K -2,192 -16%
EDRIA
818
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$501K +$66.8K +1,588 +16%
DP
819
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$500K -$135K -3,200 -22%
AWM
820
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$497K -$162K -3,847 -25%
CBN
821
Cadence Bank NA
Texas
$495K -$54.2K -1,287 -10%
CBFP
822
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
$495K
SIC
823
Sigma Investment Counselors
Michigan
$493K +$15.4K +365 +3%
VHAM
824
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$492K -$1M -23,867 -68%
GC
825
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$492K -$90.4K -2,149 -16%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

1,225 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $25.6B — up 22% from $20.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 142 funds opened new EEM positions and 94 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 427 added to existing stakes and 472 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $2.65B. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $276M.

  • 1,225 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2019, up from 1,191 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $25.6B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 142 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 94 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $2.65B added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $276M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.