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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,308 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.4B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 364 increasing their positions, 529 reducing their positions, and 103 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

16% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4451 (+7)

1% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 103

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.3B | Put options by funds: $10.3B

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,3251,308 (-17)

1.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.05%80.62% (-1.4%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1B → $13.4B (-$717M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 364 | Existing positions reduced: 529

Holders
1,308
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-1.28%
% of All Funds
17.54%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.91%
% of All Funds
0.68%
New
104
Increased
364
Reduced
529
Closed
103
Calls
$10.3B
Puts
$10.3B
Net Calls
+$19.1M
Net Calls Change
+$6.68B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.37B -$288M -6,640,661 -18%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.09B -$9.59M -220,833 -0.9%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$697M -$4.11M -94,566 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$494M -$279M -6,432,070 -36%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$480M -$3.28M -75,509 -0.7%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$471M +$146M +3,359,853 +45%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$434M -$89.5M -2,059,764 -17%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
8
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$400M
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$300M -$517M -11,902,060 -63%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$251M +$159M +3,667,344 +176%
SLAM
11
Swiss Life Asset Management
$221M -$309M -7,115,500 -58%
TD Asset Management
12
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$218M +$25M +575,932 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$212M -$2.87M -66,030 -1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$203M -$18.2M -417,926 -8%
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$184M +$111M +2,556,103 +155%
Squarepoint
16
Squarepoint
New York
$184M +$39.4M +906,837 +27%
BHCM
17
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$184M -$186M -4,285,000 -51%
BOTOTLSJU
18
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$155M
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
19
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$150M +$44.3M +1,019,128 +42%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$150M -$5.81M -133,765 -4%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$149M +$34M +782,001 +30%
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$143M -$423K -9,746 -0.3%
SP
23
SIH Partners
Delaware
$124M +$123M +2,828,497 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$122M -$18.6M -429,069 -13%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$116M +$54.6M +1,256,977 +90%

EEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,308 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $13.4B — down 5.1% from $14.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 104 funds opened new EEM positions and 103 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 364 added to existing stakes and 529 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $517M.

  • 1,308 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) as of Q1 2025, down from 1,325 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $13.4B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 104 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 103 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Citigroup, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $517M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.