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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,114 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 108 funds opening new positions, 246 increasing their positions, 600 reducing their positions, and 129 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.8B → $16.8B (+$996M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1441,114 (-30)

5.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.61%76.43% (-5.2%)

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6255 (-7)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 129

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.46B | Put options by funds: $11.5B

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 246 | Existing positions reduced: 600

Holders
1,114
Holders Change
-30
Holders Change %
-2.62%
% of All Funds
22.84%
Holding in Top 10
55
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.29%
% of All Funds
1.13%
New
108
Increased
246
Reduced
600
Closed
129
Calls
$5.46B
Puts
$11.5B
Net Calls
-$6.04B
Net Calls Change
-$748M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$2.41B -$183M -4,892,580 -8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.57B +$185M +4,933,671 +14%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.15B -$109M -2,916,081 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$917M +$714M +19,080,291 +496%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
5
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$665M -$317M -8,466,656 -34%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$574M -$127M -3,384,791 -19%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$569M -$134M -3,585,345 -20%
SLAM
8
Swiss Life Asset Management
$511M
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$472M -$116M -3,109,862 -21%
VMPIC
10
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$442M +$414M +11,060,930 New
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$324M +$17.4M +465,271 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$300M -$6.92M -184,967 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$259M -$18.4M -490,491 -7%
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$204M -$41.8M -1,117,632 -18%
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$194M -$13.4M -357,565 -7%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$181M -$38.1M -1,017,708 -18%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
17
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$153M -$190M -5,062,909 -57%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$147M -$108M -2,881,446 -44%
NMIMC
19
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$143M -$10.8M -287,500 -7%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$137M +$37.6M +1,005,681 +41%
GPC
21
Glen Point Capital
United Kingdom
$127M +$119M +3,165,905 New
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$122M +$91.3M +2,438,593 +393%
Truist Financial
23
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$116M -$12.8M -341,425 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$115M -$71.8M -1,917,358 -40%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$112M -$198M -5,282,182 -65%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

1,114 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $16.8B — up 6.3% from $15.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 129 funds closed out of EEM and 108 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 600 trimmed existing stakes and 246 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $714M. The largest seller was Retirement Systems of Alabama, cutting an estimated $317M.

  • 1,114 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q2 2020, down from 1,144 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $16.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 108 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 129 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $714M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Retirement Systems of Alabama, an estimated $317M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.