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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.3M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 7

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.9M → $49.3M (+$6.46M)

3.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34.53% → 30.87% (-3.7%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 44 → 40 (-4)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
40
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
15
Reduced
7
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$8.5M
2
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$7.56M
3
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$3.88M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$1.48M
5
Aviva
Aviva
United Kingdom
+$1.36M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$8.64M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$2.98M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.37M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.2M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$761K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$85K +$83.8K +1,993 +2,143%
AF
27
Allworth Financial
California
$45K – – –
GT
28
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
WCM
29
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$16K +$3.37K +80 +26%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$8K – – –
TIM
31
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$8K – – –
QCG
32
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$8K +$126 +3 +1%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$7K – – –
NFG
34
Next Financial Group
Texas
$6K – – –
AG
35
Advisor Group
Arizona
$5K – – –
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4K +$4.21K +100 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
37
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$42 +1 +2%
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2K +$1.64K +39 New
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$8.64M -194,892 Closed
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.2M -27,155 Closed
OMC
42
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$761K -17,168 Closed
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$531K -11,968 Closed
CWM
44
Concert Wealth Management
California
– -$476K -10,862 Closed
AA
45
Alesco Advisors
New York
– -$202K -4,548 Closed
FANJ
46
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$128K -2,895 Closed
Mariner
47
Mariner
Kansas
– -$67K -1,522 Closed
KKAMG
48
Kernodle & Katon Asset Management Group
Arkansas
– -$13K -301 Closed
PWM
49
Perigon Wealth Management
California
– -$3K -74 Closed
TRCT
50
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -13 Closed
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EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

40 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $49.3M — up 15% from $42.9M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of EEMS and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was STRS Ohio, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.5M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.64M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q4 2016, down from 44 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $49.3M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was STRS Ohio, an estimated $8.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $8.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.