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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 345 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 87

2.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.09%70.11% (+2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0951,111 (+16)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9192 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $21.7B (+$750M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 457

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.71B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
25.4%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2.1%
New
106
Increased
345
Reduced
457
Closed
87
Calls
$8.71B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$3.63B
Net Calls Change
+$1.47B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
76
Franklin Resources
California
$35.9M +$456K +10,569 +1%
GLI
77
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$35.3M
Mariner
78
Mariner
Kansas
$35.1M +$3.45M +79,994 +11%
SG Americas Securities
79
SG Americas Securities
New York
$34.1M +$28.2M +653,185 +460%
BF
80
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$32.2M +$977K +22,624 +3%
DK
81
Darrell & King
Virginia
$31.4M +$31.6M +731,614 New
OTPPB
82
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$31.3M +$31.5M +730,036 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
83
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$31.3M +$1.29M +29,921 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
84
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$30.7M -$3.57M -82,815 -10%
DSI
85
Daiwa SB Investments
Japan
$30.6M +$30.8M +713,246 New
SGI
86
Swan Global Investments
Colorado
$30.5M -$14.3M -332,051 -32%
State Street
87
State Street
Massachusetts
$30.3M +$15.4M +355,818 +101%
SGAM
88
Stephens Group Asset Management
Arkansas
$29.9M +$6.78M +156,973 +29%
RAA
89
RWC Asset Advisors
Florida
$28.5M -$2.18M -50,611 -7%
SB
90
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$27.9M -$2.66M -61,579 -9%
VF
91
Virtu Financial
New York
$27.7M +$25.9M +599,536 +1,277%
RJFSA
92
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$26.9M -$19.1M -443,010 -41%
AG
93
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25.9M +$8.13M +188,363 +45%
CT
94
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$25.7M +$3.7M +85,667 +17%
BGDI
95
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$25.5M +$20.7M +480,000 +417%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
96
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$25.4M -$2.03M -47,000 -7%
MAM
97
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$24.9M -$2.19M -50,825 -8%
MML Investors Services
98
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$24.5M +$379K +8,778 +2%
PNAA
99
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$24.2M +$3.31M +76,766 +16%
CAN
100
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$24.1M +$1.97M +45,559 +9%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,111 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $21.7B — up 3.6% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new EEM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 345 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $377M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $231M.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,095 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 87 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $377M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $231M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.