iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
837 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 71 funds opening new positions, 264 increasing their positions, 367 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 67
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 846 → 837 (-9)
1.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.05% → 75.87% (-1.2%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.8B → $22.5B (-$2.28B)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 100 → 89 (-11)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 264 | Existing positions reduced: 367
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.91B | Put options by funds: $8.9B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$394M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$199M |
| 3 |
Asset Management One
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$186M |
| 4 |
HCC
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$103M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
BP
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$574M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$540M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$404M |
| 4 |
OTPPB
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$338M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$322M |
EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
837 of the 3,770 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 9.2% from $24.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EEM positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 264 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.
- 837 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2015, down from 846 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $22.5B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 67 closed out, a net change of +4 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.