iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
832 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6B invested in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 321 increasing their positions, 281 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.
14% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 321 | Existing positions reduced: 281
3.96% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.54% → 94.5% (+4%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.1B → $13.6B (+$468M)
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 88
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 847 → 832 (-15)
18% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 27 (-6)
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.06M | Put options by funds: $34.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NFA
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$322M |
| 2 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$97.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$189M |
| 2 |
SOAM
SBI Okasan Asset Management
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$158M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$142M |
| 4 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$135M |
| 5 |
PR
Payden & Rygel
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$86.2M |
EMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review
832 of the 8,305 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $13.6B — up 3.6% from $13.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new EMB positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 321 added to existing stakes and 281 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nationwide Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $322M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $189M.
- 832 institutional investors held iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) as of Q2 2026, down from 847 in Q1 2026.
- Funds reported $13.6B of iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock for Q2 2026, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 89 funds opened new iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF positions in Q2 2026 and 88 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2026 was Nationwide Fund Advisors, an estimated $322M added.
- The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF seller in Q2 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $189M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.