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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

1,844 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.5B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 841 increasing their positions, 667 reducing their positions, and 99 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 99

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 841 | Existing positions reduced: 667

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $65.4B → $70.5B (+$5.02B)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 176183 (+7)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.3%84.76% (+1.5%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,8341,844 (+10)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11M | Put options by funds: $74.5M

Holders
1,844
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+0.55%
% of All Funds
24.73%
Holding in Top 10
183
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+3.98%
% of All Funds
2.45%
New
148
Increased
841
Reduced
667
Closed
99
Calls
$11M
Puts
$74.5M
Net Calls
-$63.5M
Net Calls Change
-$71.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$416M +$415M +7,707,756 New
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$412M +$56.2M +1,044,682 +16%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$411M +$6.04M +112,248 +1%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
29
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$409M
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
30
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$408M +$34.3M +637,876 +9%
Betterment LLC
31
Betterment LLC
New York
$403M -$29M -539,617 -7%
AllianceBernstein
32
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$392M -$48.2M -896,060 -11%
JPG
33
Jordan Park Group
California
$366M +$5.51M +102,380 +2%
Asset Management One
34
Asset Management One
Japan
$357M +$1.29M +23,928 +0.4%
Mariner
35
Mariner
Kansas
$350M +$16.7M +311,001 +5%
MGIA
36
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$310M +$1.61M +29,820 +0.5%
Bank of Montreal
37
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$309M +$19.1M +354,370 +7%
State Street
38
State Street
Massachusetts
$304M -$7.4M -137,387 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$284M +$15M +278,944 +6%
MERSOM
40
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$258M
PCIG
41
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$234M +$115M +2,144,711 +98%
Truist Financial
42
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$232M +$36.5M +677,832 +19%
BP
43
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$225M -$269K -5,002 -0.1%
Cerity Partners
44
Cerity Partners
New York
$220M +$8.91M +165,446 +4%
Corient Private Wealth
45
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$216M +$102M +1,897,486 +90%
Cetera Investment Advisers
46
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$213M +$39.8M +738,981 +23%
DWM
47
Dynasty Wealth Management
Florida
$211M +$70.2M +1,304,794 +50%
Stifel Financial
48
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$207M +$13.7M +254,474 +7%
SP
49
Stairway Partners
Illinois
$188M +$2.9M +53,840 +2%
Franklin Resources
50
Franklin Resources
California
$185M -$31M -575,318 -14%

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

1,844 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $70.5B — up 7.7% from $65.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new IEMG positions and 99 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 841 added to existing stakes and 667 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $604M. The largest seller was TIAA Trust, National Association, cutting an estimated $358M.

  • 1,844 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q1 2025, up from 1,834 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $70.5B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 148 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 99 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $604M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2025 was TIAA Trust, National Association, an estimated $358M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.