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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,332 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.6B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 102 funds opening new positions, 499 increasing their positions, 459 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 499 | Existing positions reduced: 459

1% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 102 | Existing positions closed: 103

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.5B → $23.6B (-$927M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3551,332 (-23)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8380 (-3)

8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.22%72.22% (-8%)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.35B | Put options by funds: $18.2B

Holders
1,332
Holders Change
-23
Holders Change %
-1.7%
% of All Funds
23.19%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.61%
% of All Funds
1.39%
New
102
Increased
499
Reduced
459
Closed
103
Calls
$8.35B
Puts
$18.2B
Net Calls
-$9.88B
Net Calls Change
-$655M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.84B -$185M -3,404,891 -5%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.5B -$20.7M -381,828 -1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.29B -$129M -2,365,032 -9%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$988M +$175M +3,215,047 +22%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
5
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$922M
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$884M -$18.6M -342,768 -2%
SLAM
7
Swiss Life Asset Management
$704M
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$680M -$261M -4,796,836 -28%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
9
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$535M +$1.54M +28,294 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$496M +$20.3M +373,247 +4%
OMC
11
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$472M +$465M +8,564,970 New
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$379M -$610M -11,233,649 -62%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$358M -$199K -3,658 -0.1%
IMCOOI
14
Investment Management Corp of Ontario (IMCO)
Canada
$293M -$351M -6,460,000 -55%
WL
15
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$281M -$46.4M -854,276 -14%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$268M +$3.98M +73,249 +2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
17
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$238M +$29.7M +546,122 +14%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$232M -$120M -2,207,824 -34%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$220M +$60.1M +1,106,234 +38%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$218M -$8.39M -154,339 -4%
LMGAM
21
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$208M +$5.43M +100,000 +3%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$206M +$39.3M +723,861 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$198M -$59.4M -1,092,803 -23%
CM
24
Churchill Management
California
$187M +$3.84M +70,649 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
25
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$169M +$9.85M +181,255 +6%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,332 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $23.6B — down 3.8% from $24.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 103 funds closed out of EEM and 102 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 459 trimmed existing stakes and 499 added.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $465M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $610M.

  • 1,332 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q2 2021, down from 1,355 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.6B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 102 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 103 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $465M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $610M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.