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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,144 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 318 increasing their positions, 561 reducing their positions, and 263 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.27%81.61% (+4.3%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3231,144 (-179)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.2B → $15.8B (-$7.42B)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10862 (-46)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 318 | Existing positions reduced: 561

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.61B | Put options by funds: $11.9B

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 263

Holders
1,144
Holders Change
-179
Holders Change %
-13.53%
% of All Funds
25.21%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
-46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.59%
% of All Funds
1.37%
New
101
Increased
318
Reduced
561
Closed
263
Calls
$6.61B
Puts
$11.9B
Net Calls
-$5.29B
Net Calls Change
-$622M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SGDR
1151
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$65.7M -1,465,000 Closed
RCMU
1152
Rokos Capital Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$61.5M -1,376,339 Closed
LCM
1153
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$56M -1,247,229 Closed
Man Group
1154
Man Group
United Kingdom
-$54.2M -1,207,475 Closed
PC
1155
PointState Capital
New York
-$51.9M -1,156,400 Closed
KAM
1156
Kirkoswald Asset Management
New York
-$49.4M -1,100,000 Closed
Squarepoint
1157
Squarepoint
New York
-$46.9M -1,045,318 Closed
DA
1158
Duality Advisers
Florida
-$43.9M -978,277 Closed
GLI
1159
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
-$42.4M -945,191 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
1160
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
-$38.1M -849,905 Closed
JGGDR
1161
JGP Global Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
-$35.9M -800,000 Closed
GCM
1162
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
-$33.7M -750,000 Closed
MSR
1163
Main Street Research
Connecticut
-$32.4M -722,184 Closed
MOACM
1164
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
-$32.1M -714,626 Closed
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
1165
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$31.2M -696,000 Closed
DS
1166
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$31M -690,000 Closed
SMDAM
1167
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Japan
-$29.2M -651,857 Closed
APG Asset Management
1168
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
-$26M -651,122 Closed
MC
1169
Minot Capital
Colorado
-$28.5M -634,671 Closed
MS
1170
Maven Securities
Jersey
-$27.4M -613,845 Closed
PP
1171
Peconic Partners
New York
-$26.9M -600,000 Closed
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
1172
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$26.2M -583,630 Closed
HF
1173
HRT Financial
New York
-$26M -579,892 Closed
MCM
1174
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$25.1M -559,800 Closed
IUHSA
1175
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$24.9M -554,924 Closed

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

1,144 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $15.8B — down 32% from $23.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 263 funds closed out of EEM and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 162 holders — while 561 trimmed existing stakes and 318 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $294M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $356M.

  • 1,144 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,323 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 263 closed out, a net change of -162 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $294M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $356M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.