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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,095 hedge funds and large institutions have $21B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 414 increasing their positions, 405 reducing their positions, and 125 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.94%68.09% (+3.1%)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 414 | Existing positions reduced: 405

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1431,095 (-48)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12091 (-29)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.8B → $21B (-$6.86B)

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 125

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.72B | Put options by funds: $14.8B

Holders
1,095
Holders Change
-48
Holders Change %
-4.2%
% of All Funds
25.07%
Holding in Top 10
91
Holding in Top 10 Change
-29
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.17%
% of All Funds
2.08%
New
83
Increased
414
Reduced
405
Closed
125
Calls
$9.72B
Puts
$14.8B
Net Calls
-$5.1B
Net Calls Change
-$2B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KIM
1176
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$530K -10,985 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
1177
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$463K -10,000 Closed
EWM
1178
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
-$475K -9,831 Closed
CCMD
1179
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
-$434K -8,983 Closed
VDI
1180
Vaughan David Investments
Illinois
-$418K -8,655 Closed
KA
1181
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$397K -8,224 Closed
KIA
1182
KCM Investment Advisors
California
-$358K -7,405 Closed
CCM
1183
Crabel Capital Management
California
-$356K -7,370 Closed
BI
1184
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$350K -7,246 Closed
HFP
1185
Holistic Financial Partners
Indiana
-$332K -6,878 Closed
Invesco
1186
Invesco
Georgia
-$311K -6,449 Closed
BJ
1187
Brouwer & Janachowski
California
-$309K -6,394 Closed
TCOO
1188
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
-$306K -6,331 Closed
TB
1189
Terril Brothers
Missouri
-$304K -6,304 Closed
GKWIM
1190
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
-$278K -5,770 Closed
PAMU
1191
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$275K -5,700 Closed
CG
1192
Caprock Group
Idaho
-$273K -5,661 Closed
LC
1193
LCNB Corp
Ohio
-$252K -5,227 Closed
SAM
1194
Seelaus Asset Management
New Jersey
-$243K -5,025 Closed
HI
1195
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$223K -4,815 Closed
HCM
1196
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
-$227K -4,712 Closed
SCA
1197
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
-$213K -4,407 Closed
LWAC
1198
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
-$209K -4,340 Closed
VCAM
1199
Van Cleef Asset Management
Ohio
-$209K -4,339 Closed
CAM
1200
Columbia Asset Management
Michigan
-$209K -4,337 Closed

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

1,095 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $21B — down 25% from $27.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 125 funds closed out of EEM and 83 opened new positions — a net loss of 42 holders — while 405 trimmed existing stakes and 414 added.

The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $267M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.04B.

  • 1,095 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q2 2018, down from 1,143 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $21B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 125 closed out, a net change of -42 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $267M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.04B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.