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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 3

111% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 9

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $152M → $167M (+$15.7M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 55 (+4)

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.22% → 64.58% (+0.36%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.84%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
19
Reduced
9
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
+$10.7M
2
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
+$2.48M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.19M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$879K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$730K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$9.13M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.28M
3
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$759K
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
-$583K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$250K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CT
26
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$578K +$569K +11,704 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$425K +$15.4K +317 +4%
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$398K -$139K -2,853 -26%
SPC
29
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$390K +$51K +1,050 +15%
BFEC
30
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$386K +$380K +7,815 New
CIM
31
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$329K +$324K +6,658 New
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$283K +$279K +5,734 New
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$273K -$250K -5,150 -48%
PFA
34
Pure Financial Advisors
California
$253K +$249K +5,119 New
ADL
35
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$248K -$4.71K -97 -2%
GAM
36
Gould Asset Management
California
$245K – – –
AA
37
Alesco Advisors
New York
$241K +$17.3K +355 +8%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$205K -$3.89K -80 -2%
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
$163K -$1.28M -26,362 -89%
Victory Capital Management
40
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$128K +$126K +2,597 New
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$123K – – –
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$53K +$46.5K +957 +811%
GT
43
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$27K – – –
AF
44
Allworth Financial
California
$24K – – –
WCM
45
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$19K – – –
SPIA
46
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$19K +$486 +10 +3%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$14K +$4.23K +87 +44%
QCG
48
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$10K – – –
TIM
49
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$9K – – –
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8K – – –
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2
3

EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

55 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $167M — up 10% from $152M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new EEMS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $9.13M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q3 2017, up from 51 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $167M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $9.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.