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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,153 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.6B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 74 funds opening new positions, 284 increasing their positions, 554 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75%78.05% (+3.1%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2021,153 (-49)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9480 (-14)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.2B → $19.6B (-$4.65B)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 109

49% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 284 | Existing positions reduced: 554

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.52B | Put options by funds: $15.2B

Holders
1,153
Holders Change
-49
Holders Change %
-4.08%
% of All Funds
25.29%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
-14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.89%
% of All Funds
1.75%
New
74
Increased
284
Reduced
554
Closed
109
Calls
$6.52B
Puts
$15.2B
Net Calls
-$8.7B
Net Calls Change
-$1.24B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2.29B +$83.5M +2,021,718 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.13B -$168M -4,057,419 -7%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.1B -$534M -12,944,054 -32%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$949M -$91.9M -2,226,050 -9%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
5
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$815M +$25.8M +625,000 +3%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$682M -$313M -7,587,202 -31%
SLAM
7
Swiss Life Asset Management
$573M +$206K +5,000 +0%
BA
8
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$513M -$543M -13,142,424 -51%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$505M -$112M -2,719,876 -18%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$462M +$235M +5,687,616 +101%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$361M +$39.3M +951,786 +12%
PNC Financial Services Group
12
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$359M -$6.46M -156,521 -2%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$354M -$21.1M -510,333 -6%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$334M -$4.29M -103,952 -1%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$330M +$123M +2,971,210 +58%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$314M -$26.2M -634,436 -8%
NMIMC
17
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$306M
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$213M -$4.76M -115,254 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$201M -$134M -3,251,228 -40%
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$191M -$143M -3,466,586 -43%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$166M -$7.56M -183,014 -4%
LMGAM
22
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$153M -$136M -3,295,460 -47%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$148M -$132M -3,190,962 -47%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$123M +$4.54M +109,862 +4%
HCC
25
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$104M -$277K -6,701 -0.3%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

1,153 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $19.6B — down 19% from $24.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 109 funds closed out of EEM and 74 opened new positions — a net loss of 35 holders — while 554 trimmed existing stakes and 284 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $235M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $543M.

  • 1,153 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2019, down from 1,202 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $19.6B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 74 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 109 closed out, a net change of -35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $235M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $543M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.