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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
Baird Financial Group
76
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$118M +$4.09M +75,928 +4%
HCC
77
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$112M -$3.6M -66,914 -3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
78
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$110M +$8.16M +151,598 +8%
AAS
79
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$110M -$6.27M -116,448 -5%
Osaic Holdings
80
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$108M -$47M -873,904 -30%
EMPI
81
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$105M
QWP
82
Quotient Wealth Partners
Texas
$105M +$411K +7,629 +0.4%
LNC
83
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$103M -$5.13M -95,368 -5%
UOP
84
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
$101M
Janney Montgomery Scott
85
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$97.7M +$28.3M +526,027 +41%
MCM
86
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$97.3M -$1.74M -32,337 -2%
SWP
87
Sagespring Wealth Partners
Tennessee
$95.8M +$58.1M +1,079,768 +155%
FDP
88
Financiere des Professionnels
Quebec, Canada
$95.3M +$4.62M +85,900 +5%
QCG
89
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$92.4M +$62.6M +1,163,007 +212%
Focus Partners Wealth
90
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$91.7M -$2.03M -37,710 -2%
EWM
91
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$91.7M +$2.58M +47,984 +3%
GC
92
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$90.4M -$62M -1,152,592 -41%
WANY
93
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$89.3M +$1.01M +18,790 +1%
JSSH
94
J. Safra Sarasin Holding
$87.3M -$4.97M -92,380 -5%
NL
95
NEPC LLC
Massachusetts
$84.2M +$728K +13,520 +0.9%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
96
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$81.9M -$1.38M -25,593 -2%
CFG
97
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$81.4M -$276K -5,132 -0.3%
WBG
98
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$78.5M -$542K -10,065 -0.7%
EPM
99
Elm Partners Management
Pennsylvania
$75.7M -$51.7M -959,812 -41%
Bessemer Group
100
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$74.5M +$2.82M +52,400 +4%

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.