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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

836 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.5B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 141 funds opening new positions, 274 increasing their positions, 334 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 93

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 799836 (+37)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3B → $15.5B (-$744M)

3.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.53%72.84% (-3.7%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7771 (-6)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 274 | Existing positions reduced: 334

38% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.78B | Put options by funds: $9.34B

Holders
836
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+4.63%
% of All Funds
21.93%
Holding in Top 10
71
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.79%
% of All Funds
1.86%
New
141
Increased
274
Reduced
334
Closed
93
Calls
$5.78B
Puts
$9.34B
Net Calls
-$3.56B
Net Calls Change
-$436M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$1.34B +$174M +5,062,100 +14%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$922M -$110M -3,200,831 -10%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$782M +$209M +6,082,780 +33%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$652M -$167M -4,865,451 -19%
OTPPB
5
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$619M +$409M +11,925,000 +163%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$593M +$11.2M +326,259 +2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$583M +$97.6M +2,847,738 +19%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
8
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$482M +$454M +13,249,300 +770%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
9
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$452M
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$359M -$118M -3,441,704 -24%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$340M -$19.7M -574,440 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$325M +$54.5M +1,588,223 +19%
MTB
13
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$323M +$107K +3,116 +0%
SLAM
14
Swiss Life Asset Management
$319M +$15.5M +452,500 +5%
LNC
15
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$318M -$1.18M -34,377 -0.3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$301M +$123M +3,581,810 +62%
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$286M +$249M +7,249,361 +443%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$216M -$70.1M -2,045,734 -23%
BFA
19
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$210M +$16.8M +489,051 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$209M -$426M -12,415,426 -66%
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$197M -$59.1M -1,722,416 -22%
SO
22
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$168M
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
23
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$162M -$26.9M -784,729 -13%
TAF
24
Tredje AP-fonden
Sweden
$159M +$169M +4,942,473 New
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$144M +$8.44M +246,274 +6%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

836 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $15.5B — down 4.6% from $16.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 141 funds opened new EEM positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 274 added to existing stakes and 334 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), adding an estimated $454M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $426M.

  • 836 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q4 2015, up from 799 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $15.5B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 141 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 93 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $454M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $426M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.