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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM

1,306 hedge funds and large institutions have $23.1B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 403 increasing their positions, 560 reducing their positions, and 168 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.23% → 83.94% (+4.7%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.7B → $23.1B (+$390M)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,394 → 1,306 (-88)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 70 → 57 (-13)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 403 | Existing positions reduced: 560

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.05B | Put options by funds: $6.19B

45% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 168

Holders
1,306
Holders Change
-88
Holders Change %
-6.31%
% of All Funds
20.6%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.57%
% of All Funds
0.9%
New
93
Increased
403
Reduced
560
Closed
168
Calls
$4.05B
Puts
$6.19B
Net Calls
-$2.14B
Net Calls Change
+$2.32B

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$672M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$554M
3
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$505M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$402M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$360M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$415M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
3
WL
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
-$201M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$142M
5
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.45B +$128M +2,720,412 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.91B +$672M +14,231,156 +51%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.24B -$49.4M -1,047,491 -4%
BA
4
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$886M +$505M +10,710,521 +120%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$796M +$285M +6,033,825 +52%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
6
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$755M – – –
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$715M -$213M -4,514,321 -22%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$714M -$56.6M -1,199,794 -7%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$702M -$14M -296,698 -2%
SLAM
10
Swiss Life Asset Management
$576M – – –
Millennium Management
11
Millennium Management
New York
$535M +$554M +11,739,869 +11,275%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$517M +$402M +8,520,419 +291%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$506M +$360M +7,620,849 +212%
CS
14
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$452M +$129M +2,743,371 +38%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$412M +$13.8M +292,043 +3%
BOTOTLSJU
16
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$375M – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
17
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$301M -$5.67M -120,179 -2%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
18
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$298M +$82M +1,737,839 +36%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$292M +$165M +3,496,325 +118%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$273M +$74.9M +1,587,698 +37%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$244M +$114M +2,410,824 +83%
PP
22
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$240M +$239M +5,053,994 +1,861%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
23
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$226M -$19M -402,280 -7%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
24
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$224M +$193M +4,090,500 +464%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$201M +$90.5M +1,918,551 +76%
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EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,306 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $23.1B — up 1.7% from $22.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 168 funds closed out of EEM and 93 opened new positions — a net loss of 75 holders — while 560 trimmed existing stakes and 403 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $672M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $415M.

  • 1,306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2022, down from 1,394 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $23.1B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 1.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 168 closed out, a net change of -75 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $672M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $415M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.