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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
CS
151
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$12.6M +$224K +4,841 +2%
SPIA
152
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$12M -$11.1M -239,841 -46%
DCM
153
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$11.9M -$229K -4,950 -2%
FBA
154
Front Barnett Associates
Illinois
$11.8M -$54.2K -1,170 -0.4%
KAM
155
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$11.8M +$2.81M +60,688 +29%
BOTW
156
Bank of the West
California
$11.6M -$549K -11,865 -4%
Geode Capital Management
157
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.5M
CAM
158
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$11.5M +$9.24M +199,600 +303%
EVM
159
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$11.4M -$12.2M -263,708 -50%
Fidelity International
160
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$11.3M +$465K +10,038 +4%
GT
161
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$11.1M -$90.6K -1,958 -0.8%
BPGAM
162
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$11.1M +$11.8M +255,067 New
JRP
163
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$11M
SF
164
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$10.9M +$2.34M +50,490 +25%
NM
165
Nokota Management
New York
$10.8M -$34.7M -750,000 -75%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
166
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$10.8M +$11.6M +249,948 New
MPWT
167
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$10.8M +$354K +7,644 +3%
BP
168
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$140K +3,022 +1%
MGIA
169
Matthew Goff Investment Advisor
Texas
$10.5M +$9.27M +200,279 New
GG
170
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$10.5M +$101K +2,172 +0.9%
PGA
171
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$10.5M +$224K +4,839 +2%
PVH
172
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$10.2M -$2.01M -43,351 -16%
RFA
173
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10.1M +$16.1K +347 +0.1%
EA
174
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$10.1M -$107K -2,306 -1%
Calamos Advisors
175
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$10.1M

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.