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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,144 hedge funds and large institutions have $15.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 101 funds opening new positions, 318 increasing their positions, 561 reducing their positions, and 263 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.27%81.61% (+4.3%)

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3231,144 (-179)

32% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.2B → $15.8B (-$7.42B)

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10862 (-46)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 318 | Existing positions reduced: 561

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.61B | Put options by funds: $11.9B

62% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 101 | Existing positions closed: 263

Holders
1,144
Holders Change
-179
Holders Change %
-13.53%
% of All Funds
25.21%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
-46
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.59%
% of All Funds
1.37%
New
101
Increased
318
Reduced
561
Closed
263
Calls
$6.61B
Puts
$11.9B
Net Calls
-$5.29B
Net Calls Change
-$622M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2.22B +$51M +1,243,762 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.17B -$356M -8,679,661 -20%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.08B -$63.1M -1,537,016 -5%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
4
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$856M +$211M +5,153,300 +26%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$608M -$196M -4,774,403 -21%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$606M +$20.1M +490,858 +3%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$509M -$177M -4,312,858 -22%
SLAM
8
Swiss Life Asset Management
$436M -$12.9M -315,436 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$303M +$182M +4,430,995 +100%
Susquehanna International Group
10
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$276M +$294M +7,163,567 +783%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$262M -$14.1M -342,992 -4%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$261M -$12.3M -300,768 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$238M -$50M -1,219,894 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$224M +$19.9M +485,624 +8%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$213M -$230M -5,595,802 -47%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$189M +$8.37M +203,957 +4%
Bessemer Group
17
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$185M -$136M -3,320,706 -38%
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$178M +$2.93M +71,344 +1%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$164M +$68M +1,658,234 +53%
BOTOTLSJU
20
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$163M +$196M +4,765,701 New
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$135M +$66.6M +1,623,541 +70%
NMIMC
22
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$132M +$159M +3,867,400 New
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$131M +$34.9M +851,122 +28%
LMGAM
24
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$118M -$12.3M -298,807 -8%
BA
25
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$114M -$9.32M -227,071 -6%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

1,144 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $15.8B — down 32% from $23.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 263 funds closed out of EEM and 101 opened new positions — a net loss of 162 holders — while 561 trimmed existing stakes and 318 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $294M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $356M.

  • 1,144 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2020, down from 1,323 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $15.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 101 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 263 closed out, a net change of -162 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $294M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $356M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.