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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

868 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.4B invested in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 277 increasing their positions, 411 reducing their positions, and 97 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $678K | Put options by funds: $430K

3.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.64%85.33% (-3.3%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 910868 (-42)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.1B → $12.4B (-$1.76B)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 97

27% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6749 (-18)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 277 | Existing positions reduced: 411

Holders
868
Holders Change
-42
Holders Change %
-4.62%
% of All Funds
11.64%
Holding in Top 10
49
Holding in Top 10 Change
-18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-26.87%
% of All Funds
0.66%
New
75
Increased
277
Reduced
411
Closed
97
Calls
$678K
Puts
$430K
Net Calls
+$248K
Net Calls Change
+$852K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.27B -$318M -5,674,008 -20%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$922M -$137M -2,441,365 -13%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$582M +$9.27M +165,149 +2%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$488M +$285M +5,071,144 +134%
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$475M -$97.6M -1,739,817 -17%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$374M -$434M -7,732,756 -53%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$369M -$31.9M -568,206 -8%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$347M -$30.5M -543,239 -8%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$340M -$58.9M -1,049,286 -15%
USAA
10
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$293M +$298M +5,316,622 New
Victory Capital Management
11
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$293M +$298M +5,316,622 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
12
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$288M +$20.3M +361,440 +7%
RBA
13
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$286M -$107M -1,904,148 -27%
PCIG
14
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$220M +$24.3M +433,786 +12%
CFB
15
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$135M +$10.6M +189,306 +8%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
16
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$135M -$19.6M -348,929 -12%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$130M +$3.1M +55,275 +2%
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$126M -$5.97M -106,371 -4%
UBS Group
19
UBS Group
Switzerland
$126M +$4.15M +74,033 +3%
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
20
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$125M -$92M -1,639,510 -42%
PAS
21
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$118M -$31.8M -567,391 -21%
MML Investors Services
22
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$101M -$22.3M -397,805 -18%
VA
23
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$95.8M +$2.52M +44,988 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
24
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$92.1M -$6.56M -116,980 -7%
Stifel Financial
25
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$91.7M -$2.93M -52,231 -3%

EMXC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

868 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $12.4B — down 12% from $14.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 97 funds closed out of EMXC and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 411 trimmed existing stakes and 277 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $298M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $434M.

  • 868 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) as of Q1 2025, down from 910 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $12.4B of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 97 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $298M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF seller in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $434M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.