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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
CCC
1351
Compass Capital Corp
Massachusetts
$412K -$142K -2,631 -25%
AIS
1352
Accredited Investor Services
Minnesota
$411K +$410K +7,622 New
CIA
1353
Compass Ion Advisors
Pennsylvania
$411K -$74.1K -1,376 -15%
CSP
1354
Cary Street Partners
Virginia
$407K -$2.53K -47 -0.6%
RPC
1355
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$407K -$359K -6,663 -47%
WA
1356
Whipplewood Advisors
Colorado
$406K +$405K +7,524 +100%
SWA
1357
Strategies Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$403K -$48.9K -909 -11%
RMP
1358
Richards, Merrill & Peterson
Washington
$402K +$20.2K +376 +5%
APWM
1359
Argonautica Private Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$402K -$514K -9,555 -56%
STA
1360
Smith Thornton Advisors
Alabama
$401K -$10.7K -198 -3%
FNT
1361
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$401K -$13.8K -257 -3%
IBOK
1362
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$400K +$77.3K +1,436 +24%
EIP
1363
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$400K +$25.1K +467 +7%
KW
1364
KWB Wealth
California
$400K +$14.3K +265 +4%
SFS
1365
Sharp Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$399K
CHAM
1366
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$399K +$59.8K +1,110 +18%
NHC
1367
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$398K -$52.9K -983 -12%
NCM
1368
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$397K
MA
1369
MBA Advisors
Pennsylvania
$397K +$21.5K +400 +6%
FA
1370
FSA Advisors
Michigan
$397K +$78K +1,449 +25%
MWA
1371
MN Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$396K +$32.5K +604 +9%
CHC
1372
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$396K
GDP
1373
Great Diamond Partners
Maine
$395K -$7.12M -132,202 -95%
BC
1374
Bowman & Company
Wisconsin
$395K +$63.6K +1,181 +19%
SFA
1375
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$395K +$169K +3,134 +79%

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.