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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,394 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.7B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 241 funds opening new positions, 489 increasing their positions, 432 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 241 | Existing positions closed: 107

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 489 | Existing positions reduced: 432

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,2771,394 (+117)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6770 (+3)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.02%79.23% (+0.21%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $23.7B → $22.7B (-$975M)

36% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.86B | Put options by funds: $12.3B

Holders
1,394
Holders Change
+117
Holders Change %
+9.16%
% of All Funds
21.45%
Holding in Top 10
70
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.48%
% of All Funds
1.08%
New
241
Increased
489
Reduced
432
Closed
107
Calls
$7.86B
Puts
$12.3B
Net Calls
-$4.46B
Net Calls Change
+$5.38B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.6B +$171M +3,392,899 +5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.39B +$368M +7,309,216 +34%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.37B -$59.3M -1,179,179 -4%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$994M -$315M -6,258,144 -24%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$831M +$72.6M +1,442,965 +9%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
6
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$817M
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$774M -$24.6M -489,726 -3%
SLAM
8
Swiss Life Asset Management
$624M
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$566M +$318M +6,327,100 +120%
Citadel Advisors
10
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$439M +$440M +8,753,409 +3,771%
BA
11
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$435M -$565M -11,227,034 -56%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$431M +$10.1M +201,215 +2%
BOTOTLSJU
13
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$406M +$53.7M +1,067,670 +15%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$355M -$77.7M -1,543,822 -18%
PNC Financial Services Group
15
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$331M +$27.1M +539,543 +9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$237M -$104M -2,070,484 -30%
US Bancorp
17
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$227M -$8.08M -160,598 -3%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$214M -$5.2M -103,381 -2%
WL
19
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$208M -$42.1M -836,536 -16%
LMGAM
20
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$185M
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$175M +$20.3M +403,231 +13%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$171M +$1.48M +29,376 +0.8%
Lazard Asset Management
23
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$167M +$90.7M +1,801,870 +112%
Envestnet Asset Management
24
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$160M +$35.7M +710,392 +28%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$145M -$183M -3,639,914 -55%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,394 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $22.7B — down 4.1% from $23.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 241 funds opened new EEM positions and 107 closed out — a net gain of 134 holders — while 489 added to existing stakes and 432 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $440M. The largest seller was Bridgewater Associates, cutting an estimated $565M.

  • 1,394 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,277 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $22.7B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2021, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 241 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 107 closed out, a net change of +134 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $440M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Bridgewater Associates, an estimated $565M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.