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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM

1,306 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 403 increasing their positions, 560 reducing their positions, and 168 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.23% → 83.94% (+4.7%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.7B → $23.1B (+$390M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,394 → 1,306 (-88)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 70 → 57 (-13)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 403 | Existing positions reduced: 560

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.05B | Put options by funds: $6.19B

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 168

Holders
1,306
Holders Change
-88
Holders Change %
-6.31%
% of All Funds
20.6%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.57%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
93
Increased
403
Reduced
560
Closed
168
Calls
$4.05B
Puts
$6.19B
Net Calls
-$2.14B
Net Calls Change
+$2.32B

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$672M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$554M
3
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$505M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$402M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$360M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$415M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
3
WL
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
-$201M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$142M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OFW
1376
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
– -$357K -7,298 Closed
HCM
1377
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
– -$356K -7,282 Closed
C
1378
CEDRUS
Colorado
– -$354K -7,242 Closed
W
1379
WorthPointe
California
– -$393K -7,128 Closed
MCWA
1380
Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors
Georgia
– -$344K -7,050 Closed
TI
1381
Telemetry Investments
New York
– -$342K -7,000 Closed
CWM
1382
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
– -$340K -6,951 Closed
EWM
1383
Endowment Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$329K -6,732 Closed
SHWM
1384
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
– -$311K -6,373 Closed
SAMC
1385
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
– -$311K -6,357 Closed
EA
1386
Elm Advisors
California
– -$308K -6,300 Closed
KOC
1387
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
– -$307K -6,290 Closed
MSCM
1388
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management
Texas
– -$305K -6,249 Closed
BAM
1389
Blueshift Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$305K -6,234 Closed
NS
1390
Newman & Schimel
Illinois
– -$368K -6,150 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
1391
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$295K -6,040 Closed
JCM
1392
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$271K -5,549 Closed
LCC
1393
Lincoln Capital Corp
Rhode Island
– -$271K -5,543 Closed
VWA
1394
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$267K -5,456 Closed
SC
1395
Sepio Capital
Utah
– -$264K -5,409 Closed
DBT
1396
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
– -$264K -5,402 Closed
OPOWM
1397
One Plus One Wealth Management
Florida
– -$260K -5,331 Closed
CS
1398
Cannell & Spears
New York
– -$258K -5,274 Closed
GAM
1399
Grandview Asset Management
Pennsylvania
– -$255K -5,210 Closed
SH
1400
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
– -$254K -5,200 Closed
54 55
56
57 58

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,306 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $23.1B — up 1.7% from $22.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 168 funds closed out of EEM and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 75 holders — while 560 trimmed existing stakes and 403 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $672M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 1,306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,394 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.1B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 168 closed out, a net change of -75 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $672M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.