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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 345 increasing their positions, 457 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 87

2.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.09%70.11% (+2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0951,111 (+16)

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9192 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21B → $21.7B (+$750M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 345 | Existing positions reduced: 457

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.71B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+1.46%
% of All Funds
25.4%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2.1%
New
106
Increased
345
Reduced
457
Closed
87
Calls
$8.71B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$3.63B
Net Calls Change
+$1.47B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.69B -$22.9M -531,411 -1%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.67B -$188M -4,360,078 -10%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.17B +$14.7M +339,789 +1%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$939M +$119M +2,753,840 +14%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$919M +$4.52M +104,822 +0.5%
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$722M +$377M +8,735,196 +108%
LNC
7
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$685M +$39.4M +913,259 +6%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
8
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$662M
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$476M -$231M -5,343,052 -33%
SLAM
10
Swiss Life Asset Management
$463M +$7.72M +178,900 +2%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
11
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$458M +$167M +3,857,841 +57%
Bank of Nova Scotia
12
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$457M +$125M +2,906,763 +37%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$434M -$5.67M -131,338 -1%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
14
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
$359M -$72M -1,666,877 -17%
BA
15
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$341M +$22M +508,671 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$318M -$2.62M -60,601 -0.8%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$306M +$102M +2,374,290 +50%
APG Asset Management
18
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$268M +$192M +4,451,600 +160%
BCM
19
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$252M +$253M +5,870,590 New
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$228M -$5.38M -124,624 -2%
CM
21
Cartica Management
District of Columbia
$207M +$156M +3,624,000 +302%
NM
22
NWI Management
New York
$195M +$196M +4,540,000 New
GPC
23
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
$191M +$192M +4,443,206 New
LMGAM
24
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$188M +$130M +3,018,853 +221%
Rafferty Asset Management
25
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$180M +$11.7M +272,063 +7%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

1,111 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $21.7B — up 3.6% from $21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new EEM positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 345 added to existing stakes and 457 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $377M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $231M.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2018, up from 1,095 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $21.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 106 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 87 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $377M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $231M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.