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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,315 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 250 funds opening new positions, 457 increasing their positions, 404 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 250 | Existing positions closed: 60

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.2B → $26.8B (+$7.58B)

35% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6588 (+23)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1461,315 (+169)

13.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.07%94.9% (+14%)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 457 | Existing positions reduced: 404

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.46B | Put options by funds: $15.8B

Holders
1,315
Holders Change
+169
Holders Change %
+14.75%
% of All Funds
23.27%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+35.38%
% of All Funds
1.56%
New
250
Increased
457
Reduced
404
Closed
60
Calls
$9.46B
Puts
$15.8B
Net Calls
-$6.37B
Net Calls Change
-$207M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
76
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$44.2M +$9.92M +206,380 +32%
HSBC Holdings
77
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$42.7M -$75.9M -1,578,528 -66%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
78
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$42.1M +$6.18M +128,439 +19%
SO
79
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$41.7M +$1.3M +27,100 +3%
Prudential Financial
80
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$40.6M -$7.25M -150,778 -16%
CM
81
Castleark Management
Illinois
$38.3M
Mariner
82
Mariner
Kansas
$38.1M +$386K +8,028 +1%
RJFSA
83
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$37.2M +$7.02M +145,985 +25%
Stifel Financial
84
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$35.8M +$1.89M +39,249 +6%
BS
85
Banco Santander
Spain
$34.9M -$5.99M -124,610 -16%
Creative Planning
86
Creative Planning
Kansas
$33.4M -$1.24M -25,693 -4%
JG
87
Jefferies Group
New York
$33.3M +$28.6M +594,577 +1,177%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
88
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$33.2M +$4.94M +102,800 +19%
MM
89
Main Management
California
$33M +$16.3M +339,065 +113%
Franklin Resources
90
Franklin Resources
California
$32M +$1.62M +33,708 +6%
GT
91
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$31.2M -$877K -18,249 -3%
GCM
92
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$29.5M +$27.4M +570,000 New
State Street
93
State Street
Massachusetts
$29.3M +$8.83M +183,700 +48%
Geode Capital Management
94
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$29.2M
NHFG
95
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$29.1M +$27.1M +563,257 New
EAM
96
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$29M +$1.33M +27,600 +5%
Osaic Holdings
97
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$28.7M +$2.83M +58,842 +12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
98
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28.6M -$1.22M -25,443 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
99
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$28.2M +$1.03M +21,524 +4%
BCM
100
Bienville Capital Management
New York
$26.8M +$23.1M +480,004 +1,221%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,315 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $26.8B — up 39% from $19.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 250 funds opened new EEM positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 190 holders — while 457 added to existing stakes and 404 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $464M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $428M.

  • 1,315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,146 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $26.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 250 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 60 closed out, a net change of +190 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $464M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $428M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.