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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

836 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.5B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 263 increasing their positions, 367 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 67

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 844836 (-8)

1.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.04%75.87% (-1.2%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $22.5B (-$2.34B)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10089 (-11)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 367

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.91B | Put options by funds: $8.82B

Holders
836
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-0.95%
% of All Funds
22.28%
Holding in Top 10
89
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11%
% of All Funds
2.37%
New
72
Increased
263
Reduced
367
Closed
67
Calls
$4.91B
Puts
$8.82B
Net Calls
-$3.91B
Net Calls Change
+$131M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AIM
101
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$20.8M +$367K +9,235 +2%
LIA
102
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$20.7M -$220K -5,519 -1%
AI
103
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$20.1M -$619K -15,562 -3%
MTWSIF
104
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$20M
S
105
SignatureFD
Georgia
$19.7M +$2.12M +53,254 +12%
TAM
106
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$19.4M -$7.96K -200 -0%
BUB
107
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$19.3M +$875K +22,005 +5%
MC
108
Maplelane Capital
New York
$19.3M +$19.1M +480,001 New
UBS AM
109
UBS AM
Illinois
$19.2M -$1.54M -38,679 -7%
Natixis Advisors
110
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$18.9M +$9.29M +233,659 +99%
UCFA
111
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$18.8M -$2.44M -61,260 -12%
Commonwealth Equity Services
112
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$18.7M -$4.24M -106,466 -19%
BTS
113
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$18.2M -$1.23M -30,955 -41%
SAS
114
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$18.1M +$1.95M +49,131 +12%
MCM
115
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$18.1M -$1.6M -40,300 -8%
B
116
Baird
Wisconsin
$18M -$3.06M -76,902 -15%
State Street
117
State Street
Massachusetts
$17.7M -$3.4M -85,580 -16%
CTB
118
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$17.3M -$195K -4,898 -1%
FBA
119
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$17.1M -$102K -2,555 -0.6%
LI
120
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$17M -$19.9M -499,668 -54%
TRCT
121
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16.9M +$16.7M +420,629 +35,052%
VCM
122
Verger Capital Management
North Carolina
$16.6M +$5.86M +147,335 +55%
LBA
123
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$16.3M
ABTD
124
Arvest Bank Trust Division
Oklahoma
$16.2M +$1.03M +25,836 +7%
AC
125
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
$16.1M -$40.2M -1,010,600 -72%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

836 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $22.5B — down 9.4% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new EEM positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 263 added to existing stakes and 367 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $394M. The largest seller was BP, cutting an estimated $574M.

  • 836 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2015, down from 844 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $22.5B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $394M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2015 was BP, an estimated $574M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.