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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,277 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 363 increasing their positions, 502 reducing their positions, and 125 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.22%79.02% (+6.8%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.6B → $23.7B (+$77.1M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3321,277 (-55)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8067 (-13)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 363 | Existing positions reduced: 502

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 125

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.91B | Put options by funds: $16.7B

Holders
1,277
Holders Change
-55
Holders Change %
-4.13%
% of All Funds
22.36%
Holding in Top 10
67
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.25%
% of All Funds
1.17%
New
90
Increased
363
Reduced
502
Closed
125
Calls
$6.91B
Puts
$16.7B
Net Calls
-$9.84B
Net Calls Change
+$39.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.55B +$43.4M +834,284 +1%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.47B +$108M +2,067,485 +8%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.34B +$743M +14,278,255 +116%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.07B -$110M -2,104,599 -9%
BA
5
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$1.01B +$935M +17,955,775 +823%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
6
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$842M
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$823M +$15.5M +298,552 +2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$785M -$121M -2,333,964 -13%
SLAM
9
Swiss Life Asset Management
$643M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$489M
CS
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$444M +$101M +1,939,196 +28%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$434M -$19M -365,626 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$421M +$240M +4,606,341 +123%
BOTOTLSJU
14
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$365M +$377M +7,245,376 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
15
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$349M +$136M +2,607,247 +60%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$333M +$136M +2,617,957 +65%
Barclays
17
Barclays
United Kingdom
$331M +$137M +2,625,826 +66%
PNC Financial Services Group
18
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$315M -$12.9M -248,035 -4%
JWCA
19
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$290M +$163M +3,127,687 +7,491%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$265M +$153M +2,943,937 +127%
WL
21
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$257M
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$242M -$3.19M -61,236 -1%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$227M +$112M +2,154,708 +94%
LMGAM
24
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$190M
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$175M -$38.6M -741,389 -18%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

1,277 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $23.7B — up 0.33% from $23.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 125 funds closed out of EEM and 90 opened new positions — a net loss of 35 holders — while 502 trimmed existing stakes and 363 added.

The largest buyer was Bridgewater Associates, adding an estimated $935M. The largest seller was Old Mission Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $472M sold.

  • 1,277 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,332 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 0.33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 125 closed out, a net change of -35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $935M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $472M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.