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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

993 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.6B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 111 funds opening new positions, 394 increasing their positions, 328 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 111 | Existing positions closed: 45

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 394 | Existing positions reduced: 328

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.3B → $26.6B (+$4.33B)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 96104 (+8)

6.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.37%74.04% (+6.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 936993 (+57)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.17B | Put options by funds: $14.5B

Holders
993
Holders Change
+57
Holders Change %
+6.09%
% of All Funds
24.75%
Holding in Top 10
104
Holding in Top 10 Change
+8
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
2.59%
New
111
Increased
394
Reduced
328
Closed
45
Calls
$6.17B
Puts
$14.5B
Net Calls
-$8.34B
Net Calls Change
+$49.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$2.93B +$392M +8,908,922 +16%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.49B +$1.66B +37,651,081 +210%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$2.23B +$178M +4,048,006 +9%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.97B +$333M +7,560,121 +21%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.01B -$8.26M -187,608 -0.8%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
6
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$735M +$8.8M +200,000 +1%
MCM
7
MKP Capital Management
New York
$699M +$687M +15,600,000 New
LNC
8
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$684M +$37.3M +848,328 +6%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$675M +$89.6M +2,035,744 +16%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$663M +$333M +7,556,210 +104%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$512M -$152M -3,460,943 -23%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
12
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$492M +$238M +5,401,935 +97%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$477M +$1.62M +36,829 +0.3%
SLAM
14
Swiss Life Asset Management
$444M
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$442M +$420M +9,533,270 +2,802%
APG Asset Management
16
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$405M +$248M +5,623,350 +165%
Asset Management One
17
Asset Management One
Japan
$375M +$69.9M +1,587,532 +23%
CS
18
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$374M +$164M +3,718,777 +80%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$314M -$29.8M -676,251 -9%
GPC
20
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
$278M +$273M +6,211,000 New
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$261M -$17M -385,866 -6%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$259M -$1.27M -28,772 -0.5%
US Bancorp
23
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$249M -$507K -11,514 -0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$197M -$18.9M -429,369 -9%
NMIMC
25
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$183M +$5.13M +116,600 +3%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

993 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $26.6B — up 19% from $22.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 111 funds opened new EEM positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 394 added to existing stakes and 328 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.66B. The largest seller was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $760M sold.

  • 993 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2017, up from 936 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $26.6B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 111 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 45 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.66B added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, an estimated $760M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.