iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF
EEMS
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.
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)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$11M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.14M |
| 3 |
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$1.74M |
| 4 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$981K |
| 5 |
CM
Castleark Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$757K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OIA
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$4.16M |
| 2 |
FCH
Freestone Capital Holdings
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$3.83M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$2.56M |
| 4 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$2.53M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$1.01M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
51
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $11K | -$4.45K | -87 | -30% |
|
|
QCG
52
Quadrant Capital Group
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| $11K | +$205 | +4 | +2% |
|
|
CHP
53
Cable Hill Partners
Portland,
Oregon
| $11K | +$10.2K | +200 | New |
|
|
TIM
54
Tortoise Investment Management
White Plains,
New York
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
55
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
CCM
56
Cribstone Capital Management
Augusta,
Maine
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
57
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $6K | +$2.97K | +58 | +100% |
|
|
IA
58
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
IWM
59
IHT Wealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $2K | – | – | – |
|
|
60
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| – | -$1.01M | -20,400 | Closed |
|
61
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$283K | -5,734 | Closed |
|
|
PFA
62
Pure Financial Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$253K | -5,119 | Closed |
|
63
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$163K | -3,307 | Closed |
|
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.