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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

104% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.3M → $101M (+$51.4M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

22.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.87%53.84% (+23%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4045 (+5)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
45
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
9
Reduced
12
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIA
1
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$39M +$37M +844,166 New
SO
2
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$9.33M
HIM
3
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$8.69M
UCFA
4
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.62M -$49.1K -1,121 -0.6%
Aviva
5
Aviva
United Kingdom
$5.34M -$1.12M -25,553 -18%
BCI
6
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.56M +$4.33M +98,720 New
M&T Bank
7
M&T Bank
New York
$3.63M -$600K -13,681 -15%
CCA
8
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$2.79M -$172K -3,918 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.44M -$97.2K -2,217 -4%
CRCP
10
Copper Rock Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.11M +$889K +20,288 +80%
FTUS
11
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.97M +$326K +7,432 +21%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.84M +$1.66M +37,892 +1,816%
VAIA
13
Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$1.47M -$527K -12,024 -27%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.19M +$268K +6,111 +31%
RBC
15
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$1.17M +$245K +5,580 +28%
Brown Advisory
16
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$956K +$907K +20,704 New
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$826K -$257K -5,855 -25%
Prudential Financial
18
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$665K
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$663K +$483K +11,016 +329%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$520K +$54.4K +1,242 +12%
Morgan Stanley
21
Morgan Stanley
New York
$490K +$103K +2,349 +28%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$419K +$178K +4,059 +81%
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$341K -$61.8K -1,411 -16%
ASN
24
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$284K +$270K +6,155 New
ADL
25
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$250K -$46.5K -1,061 -16%

EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $101M — up 104% from $49.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new EEMS positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $37M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.66M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q1 2017, up from 40 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $101M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 104% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $37M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.66M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.