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iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
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421 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.38B invested in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 233 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

168% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 233 | Existing positions reduced: 87

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.46B → $9.38B (+$1.92B)

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 44

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 41 (+7)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 414 → 421 (+7)

6% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $216M | Put options by funds: $231M

3.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.87% → 71.7% (-3.2%)

Holders
421
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+1.69%
% of All Funds
10.5%
Holding in Top 10
41
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20.59%
% of All Funds
1.02%
New
54
Increased
233
Reduced
87
Closed
44
Calls
$216M
Puts
$231M
Net Calls
-$14.4M
Net Calls Change
-$2.31M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$461M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$214M
3
DCM
Discovery Capital Management
Connecticut
+$167M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$155M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$120M

Top Sellers

1
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$157M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$119M
3
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$102M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$97.4M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$50.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
126
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.22M +$5.05M +43,937 +415%
ACM
127
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
$6.11M -$78.7K -685 -1%
MBT
128
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$6.07M +$2.58M +22,457 +73%
GC
129
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.04M +$449K +3,912 +8%
PAG
130
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.89M +$1.36M +11,874 +30%
BWA
131
BlueSky Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$5.82M +$4.02K +35 +0.1%
RJA
132
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.61M +$2.41M +20,988 +75%
Millennium Management
133
Millennium Management
New York
$5.55M +$403K +3,511 +8%
VIA
134
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$5.48M -$717K -6,244 -12%
FA
135
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$5.37M -$904K -7,874 -14%
AAM
136
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$5.27M +$424K +3,696 +9%
SCA
137
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$5.09M +$346K +3,009 +7%
SHIM
138
Stone House Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.07M +$273K +2,381 +6%
SPC
139
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$4.93M +$320K +2,790 +7%
GWM
140
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4.92M +$214K +1,865 +5%
SWM
141
SigFig Wealth Management
California
$4.9M +$278K +2,424 +6%
WC
142
Wexford Capital
Florida
$4.88M +$4.9M +42,701 New
PAM
143
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.86M +$763K +6,645 +19%
MBT
144
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$4.83M -$43.5K -379 -0.9%
AIA
145
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$4.76M -$495K -4,313 -9%
AIP
146
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$4.74M -$354K -3,084 -7%
EWM
147
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$4.56M -$22.4K -195 -0.5%
IUHSA
148
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$4.55M +$295K +2,566 +7%
BSAM
149
Blue Sky Asset Management
Colorado
$4.39M +$1.11M +9,693 +34%
BTIS
150
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$4.36M +$1.59M +13,841 +57%
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EMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

421 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $9.38B — up 26% from $7.46B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EMB positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 233 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $461M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $157M.

  • 421 institutional investors held iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) as of Q2 2017, up from 414 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.38B of iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 44 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $461M added.
  • The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $157M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.