iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
799 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 260 increasing their positions, 375 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.
4.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.44% → 76.53% (+4.1%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 848 → 799 (-49)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 96 → 77 (-19)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.3B → $16.3B (-$5B)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.58B | Put options by funds: $10.7B
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 260 | Existing positions reduced: 375
37% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 113
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HCC
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$211M |
| 2 |
SLAM
Swiss Life Asset Management
Zurich,
|
+$180M |
| 3 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$163M |
| 4 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$145M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$130M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
-$906M |
| 2 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$555M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$288M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$264M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$205M |
EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
799 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $16.3B — down 23% from $21.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 113 funds closed out of EEM and 71 opened new positions — a net loss of 42 holders — while 375 trimmed existing stakes and 260 added.
The largest buyer was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, adding an estimated $211M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $906M.
- 799 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2015, down from 848 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $16.3B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 113 closed out, a net change of -42 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Hirtle Callaghan & Co, an estimated $211M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $906M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.