iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
964 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.2B invested in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 168 funds opening new positions, 447 increasing their positions, 231 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
124% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 75
94% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 447 | Existing positions reduced: 231
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.8B → $14.2B (+$1.41B)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 888 → 964 (+76)
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 29 (+2)
1.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.81% → 84.86% (-1.9%)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.6M | Put options by funds: $98.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$326M |
| 2 |
AHSSHC
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp
Altamonte Springs,
Florida
|
+$296M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$231M |
| 4 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$223M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$185M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$538M |
| 2 |
Wealthfront Advisers
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$186M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$154M |
| 4 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$144M |
| 5 |
SAMU
SONA Asset Management (US)
New York
|
-$140M |
EMB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review
964 of the 8,265 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $14.2B — up 11% from $12.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 168 funds opened new EMB positions and 75 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 447 added to existing stakes and 231 trimmed.
The largest buyer was HSBC Holdings, adding an estimated $326M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $538M.
- 964 institutional investors held iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) as of Q4 2025, up from 888 in Q3 2025.
- Funds reported $14.2B of iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 168 funds opened new iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 75 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
- The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $326M added.
- The largest iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF seller in Q4 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $538M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.