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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 345 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 87

2.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.09%70.11% (+2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0951,111 (+16)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9192 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $21.7B (+$750M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 457

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.71B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
25.4%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2.1%
New
106
Increased
345
Reduced
457
Closed
87
Calls
$8.71B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$3.63B
Net Calls Change
+$1.47B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PIMJS
126
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$16.8M +$1.04M +24,061 +7%
NVCHI
127
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$16.8M +$2.48M +57,559 +17%
FIA
128
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$16.4M +$2.36M +54,781 +17%
LIA
129
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$16.2M -$284K -6,571 -2%
JCP
130
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
$16.1M +$16.2M +374,997 New
ED
131
Exane Derivatives
France
$16M +$3.35M +77,614 +26%
Comerica Bank
132
Comerica Bank
Texas
$16M -$1.01M -23,467 -5%
GFPC
133
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$15.6M +$1.79M +41,437 +13%
TD Asset Management
134
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$15.4M -$1.29M -29,789 -8%
LTFS
135
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$14.8M -$3.27M -75,743 -18%
NSLI
136
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$14.7M +$14.8M +342,187 New
N
137
Natixis
France
$14.7M -$56.7M -1,312,761 -79%
FMI
138
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$14.4M +$14.5M +335,000 New
Geode Capital Management
139
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.1M
EB
140
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$14M +$810K +18,758 +6%
ECM
141
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$13.7M +$348K +8,050 +3%
HHGC
142
Hunting Hill Global Capital
New York
$13.7M -$21.6M -500,000 -61%
IDBONY
143
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$13.6M -$816K -18,902 -6%
AIA
144
Arbor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$13.3M +$582K +13,485 +5%
William Blair & Company
145
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$12.9M -$105K -2,427 -0.8%
WB
146
Wilks Brothers
Texas
$12.9M +$6.7M +155,300 +107%
MIH
147
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$12.9M -$17.4M -404,146 -58%
PWAG
148
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$12.6M -$228K -5,285 -2%
WT
149
Whittier Trust
California
$12.5M -$340K -7,880 -3%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
150
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$12.4M -$2.21M -51,241 -15%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,111 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $21.7B — up 3.6% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new EEM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 345 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $377M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $231M.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,095 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 87 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $377M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $231M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.