iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
808 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 270 increasing their positions, 356 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 834 → 808 (-26)
4.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.44% → 69.84% (-4.6%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.6B → $15.8B (-$2.77B)
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 81 → 63 (-18)
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 92
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 270 | Existing positions reduced: 356
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.65B | Put options by funds: $11.1B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$319M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$198M |
| 3 |
William Blair Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$118M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$700M |
| 2 |
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
South Norwalk,
Connecticut
|
-$418M |
| 3 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$340M |
| 4 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$272M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$239M |
EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
808 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $15.8B — down 15% from $18.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 92 funds closed out of EEM and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 356 trimmed existing stakes and 270 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $319M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $700M sold.
- 808 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q2 2016, down from 834 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $15.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 92 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $319M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $700M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.