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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $213M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

280% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $157M → $213M (+$55.9M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 84 (+11)

2.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.65% → 67.34% (+2.7%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
84
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+15.07%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
22
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPW
Parcion Private Wealth
Washington
+$14.1M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.2M
3
JFGLC
Johnson Financial Group LLC (Colorado)
Colorado
+$7.13M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$3.88M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
-$2.01M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$806K
3
EWM
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
-$585K
4
Legal & General Group
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
-$582K
5
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
-$369K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OFG
26
Omega Financial Group
California
$1.73M -$79.1K -1,412 -4%
PPA
27
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.59M +$286K +5,108 +23%
JWM
28
JFG Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.44M +$68K +1,214 +5%
EWM
29
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.33M -$585K -10,452 -31%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.13M +$260K +4,641 +31%
AF
31
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$865K +$349K +6,229 +71%
MWM
32
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$733K – – –
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$710K -$9.52K -170 -1%
KBFS
34
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services
Ohio
$704K – – –
ERSOT
35
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$604K – – –
Prudential Financial
36
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$604K – – –
SPC
37
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$578K +$113K +2,017 +25%
GI
38
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$508K +$501K +8,940 New
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$391K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
40
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$371K -$324K -5,782 -47%
Victory Capital Management
41
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$345K -$806K -14,394 -71%
CHAM
42
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$345K +$336K +6,006 New
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$343K +$43.4K +775 +15%
CIBC World Market
44
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$319K +$41.6K +743 +15%
GL
45
Graypoint LLC
New York
$314K +$306K +5,468 New
PWM
46
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$299K +$30.5K +545 +12%
ASN
47
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$292K +$93.2K +1,665 +49%
N
48
Nuveen
North Carolina
$287K – – –
SIC
49
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$276K +$18.1K +324 +7%
EAM
50
Evanson Asset Management
California
$273K – – –
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EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

84 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $213M — up 36% from $157M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new EEMS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parcion Private Wealth, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.1M. The largest seller was Janney Montgomery Scott, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.01M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q1 2021, up from 73 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $213M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Parcion Private Wealth, an estimated $14.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Janney Montgomery Scott, an estimated $2.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.