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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $167M invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $167M (+$59.2M)

20.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.06%63.47% (+20%)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7283 (+11)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 28

Holders
83
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+15.28%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
23
Increased
23
Reduced
28
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIA
1
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$38.1M +$38.9M +912,472 New
3AM
2
3D Asset Management
Connecticut
$17.1M +$17.4M +408,201 New
HIM
3
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$13.9M +$5.84M +137,000 +70%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.7M +$4.49M +105,345 +60%
SO
5
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$9.37M +$260K +6,101 +3%
UCFA
6
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$7.22M +$107K +2,519 +1%
Citadel Advisors
7
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.22M +$138K +3,236 +2%
Aviva
8
Aviva
United Kingdom
$5.13M +$725K +17,000 +16%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.11M -$1.54M -36,001 -23%
Creative Planning
10
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4.25M +$2.37M +55,628 +121%
M&T Bank
11
M&T Bank
New York
$4.15M -$249K -5,839 -6%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.89M +$1.67M +39,158 +73%
CCA
13
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$3.24M -$523K -12,261 -14%
ECM
14
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.18M -$97.1K -2,278 -3%
AA
15
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$2.98M +$3.04M +71,200 New
Jane Street
16
Jane Street
New York
$2.52M -$154K -3,615 -6%
BFEC
17
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.81M -$971K -22,763 -34%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.81M +$936K +21,962 +103%
TYCC
19
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.78M -$129K -3,021 -7%
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.55M +$1.38M +32,465 +704%
VAIA
21
Virtus Alternative Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$1.54M +$213K +5,000 +16%
SFS
22
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.26M +$1.28M +30,116 New
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.23M +$459K +10,775 +58%
CL
24
CPWM LLC
Washington
$1.21M +$1.23M +28,884 New
PPA
25
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.05M -$74.2K -1,740 -6%

EEMS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

83 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $167M — up 55% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new EEMS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was Brown Advisory, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.69M sold.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF (EEMS) as of Q4 2018, up from 72 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $167M of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Brown Advisory, an estimated $3.69M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.