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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,315 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.8B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 250 funds opening new positions, 457 increasing their positions, 404 reducing their positions, and 60 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 250 | Existing positions closed: 60

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.2B → $26.8B (+$7.58B)

35% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6588 (+23)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,1461,315 (+169)

13.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.07%94.9% (+14%)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 457 | Existing positions reduced: 404

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.46B | Put options by funds: $15.8B

Holders
1,315
Holders Change
+169
Holders Change %
+14.75%
% of All Funds
23.27%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+35.38%
% of All Funds
1.56%
New
250
Increased
457
Reduced
404
Closed
60
Calls
$9.46B
Puts
$15.8B
Net Calls
-$6.37B
Net Calls Change
-$207M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.29B +$68.3M +1,419,574 +2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.06B +$383M +7,973,660 +25%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.12B -$428M -8,911,563 -29%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
4
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$859M
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$800M +$63.7M +1,325,162 +9%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$714M -$115M -2,395,327 -15%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$691M +$262M +5,451,166 +69%
SLAM
8
Swiss Life Asset Management
$660M
IMCOOI
9
Investment Management Corp of Ontario (IMCO)
Canada
$659M +$613M +12,756,941 New
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$563M -$37.5M -779,452 -7%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$553M +$449M +9,332,187 +683%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$536M +$393M +8,183,638 +374%
VMPIC
13
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$515M +$464M +9,642,566 +3,042%
MCM
14
Moore Capital Management
New York
$458M +$204M +4,241,724 +92%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$440M +$241M +5,018,077 +144%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$439M -$58.6M -1,218,417 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$391M -$356M -7,403,844 -49%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$382M -$6.61M -137,396 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$361M -$346M -7,193,849 -51%
WL
20
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$341M +$317M +6,593,704 New
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$329M +$6.16M +128,039 +2%
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$302M +$253M +5,266,390 +896%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
23
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$279M +$135M +2,806,726 +108%
US Bancorp
24
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$243M -$1.89M -39,356 -0.8%
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$236M +$146M +3,038,978 +198%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,315 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $26.8B — up 39% from $19.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 250 funds opened new EEM positions and 60 closed out — a net gain of 190 holders — while 457 added to existing stakes and 404 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $464M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $428M.

  • 1,315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,146 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $26.8B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 250 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 60 closed out, a net change of +190 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $464M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $428M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.