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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

935 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.2B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 99 funds opening new positions, 404 increasing their positions, 297 reducing their positions, and 67 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 67

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 404 | Existing positions reduced: 297

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 911935 (+24)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9596 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.7B → $22.2B (+$554M)

5.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.83%67.37% (-5.5%)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.71B | Put options by funds: $13.1B

Holders
935
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
23.31%
Holding in Top 10
96
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.05%
% of All Funds
2.39%
New
99
Increased
404
Reduced
297
Closed
67
Calls
$4.71B
Puts
$13.1B
Net Calls
-$8.39B
Net Calls Change
-$1.92B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.34B +$709M +17,409,308 +45%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.89B -$81.5M -2,001,041 -4%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.5B +$105M +2,588,311 +8%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$944M +$48.4M +1,188,563 +5%
OTPPB
5
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$760M
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$749M +$188M +4,624,143 +45%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$743M -$167M -4,114,707 -19%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
8
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$671M +$20.4M +500,000 +3%
LNC
9
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$597M +$69.5M +1,707,134 +13%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$540M -$703M -17,266,887 -57%
GLI
11
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$494M +$177M +4,356,936 +1,010%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$439M +$42.9M +1,053,005 +11%
SLAM
13
Swiss Life Asset Management
$410M
JP Morgan Chase
14
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$372M +$273M +6,710,818 +295%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$318M +$20.7M +509,746 +7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$300M -$105M -2,580,480 -26%
Asset Management One
17
Asset Management One
Japan
$281M -$91.2M -2,241,409 -25%
Fidelity Investments
18
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$257M -$51.6M -1,268,214 -17%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$240M +$46.6M +1,144,317 +25%
Citigroup
20
Citigroup
New York
$238M +$208M +5,119,278 +818%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$237M -$91.8M -2,254,940 -28%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
22
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$231M +$46.3M +1,137,380 +26%
US Bancorp
23
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$231M +$1.62M +39,824 +0.7%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$200M +$48.2M +1,183,938 +32%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$192M +$54.3M +1,332,914 +40%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

935 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $22.2B — up 2.6% from $21.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 99 funds opened new EEM positions and 67 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 404 added to existing stakes and 297 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $709M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $703M.

  • 935 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q2 2017, up from 911 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $22.2B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 2.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 99 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 67 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $709M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $703M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.