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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
SRC
926
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$1.37M -$178K -3,314 -12%
CW
927
Cook Wealth
North Carolina
$1.37M -$397K -7,378 -23%
WPW
928
Watershed Private Wealth
Illinois
$1.36M +$51K +948 +4%
IA
929
IFC Advisors
California
$1.35M +$110K +2,035 +9%
3AM
930
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$1.35M +$224K +4,160 +20%
QCM
931
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$1.34M -$986K -18,316 -42%
GC
932
Garde Capital
Washington
$1.34M -$13.5K -250 -1%
AAP
933
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$1.34M +$261K +4,853 +24%
CC
934
Copperleaf Capital
North Carolina
$1.34M +$615K +11,425 +85%
Optiver Holding
935
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$1.34M +$914K +16,976 +218%
WHG
936
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$1.33M -$14.3K -265 -1%
AL
937
ADE LLC
Maryland
$1.33M +$47.4K +880 +4%
LAS
938
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$1.32M -$56.4K -1,047 -4%
CA
939
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$1.31M +$4.36K +81 +0.3%
ASBI
940
American State Bank (Iowa)
Iowa
$1.31M +$17.5K +325 +1%
CFB
941
Cullen/Frost Bankers
Texas
$1.3M +$710K +13,186 +122%
AA
942
Argent Advisors
Louisiana
$1.3M +$192K +3,558 +17%
RBC
943
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$1.3M -$3.01K -56 -0.2%
C1AG
944
Client 1st Advisory Group
Florida
$1.27M +$2.69K +50 +0.2%
SAM
945
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$1.27M -$149K -2,768 -11%
TSS
946
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.26M -$425K -7,889 -25%
YWM
947
Yukon Wealth Management
Kansas
$1.26M +$1.26M +23,399 New
CFG
948
Cooper Financial Group
California
$1.26M +$414K +7,682 +49%
LFA
949
Lauterbach Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.25M +$130K +2,421 +12%
VCA
950
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$1.25M -$39.3K -730 -3%

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.