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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $186M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 4

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 17

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $186M (+$18.7M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 60 (+5)

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.58% → 63.13% (-1.5%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
21
Reduced
17
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
+$11M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.14M
3
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$1.74M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$981K
5
CM
Castleark Management
Illinois
+$757K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$4.16M
2
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
-$3.83M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$2.56M
4
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$2.53M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$1.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
26
Advisor Group
Arizona
$673K +$594K +11,610 +1,080%
CT
27
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$636K +$13.5K +264 +2%
BFEC
28
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$599K +$177K +3,462 +44%
SPC
29
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$539K +$115K +2,240 +28%
CIM
30
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$493K +$134K +2,629 +39%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$491K +$259K +5,072 +122%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$477K +$47.4K +926 +11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$435K -$21K -411 -5%
FTUS
34
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$317K +$305K +5,970 New
LPL Financial
35
LPL Financial
California
$287K -$5.78K -113 -2%
AA
36
Alesco Advisors
New York
$276K +$16.3K +318 +7%
EAM
37
Evanson Asset Management
California
$276K +$265K +5,189 New
WAG
38
Winthrop Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$273K +$256K +5,000 New
GAM
39
Gould Asset Management
California
$262K -$767 -15 -0.3%
ADL
40
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$246K -$20.5K -401 -8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$223K +$215K +4,199 New
TA
42
Teachers Advisors
New York
$133K – – –
LFA
43
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$45K +$43.5K +850 New
Victory Capital Management
44
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$36K -$98.2K -1,920 -74%
GT
45
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$29K – – –
AF
46
Allworth Financial
California
$25K -$767 -15 -3%
SPIA
47
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$21K – – –
WCM
48
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$21K – – –
WAM
49
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$19K +$18.5K +361 New
BCI
50
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$12K -$2.56M -50,000 -100%
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EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

60 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $186M — up 11% from $167M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new EEMS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $11M. The largest seller was OneDigital Investment Advisors, cutting an estimated $4.16M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q4 2017, up from 55 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $186M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2017 was OneDigital Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.