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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
IAS
1426
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$353K -$13.8K -257 -4%
VPIM
1427
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$352K -$133K -2,470 -27%
PMG
1428
Private Management Group
California
$350K -$16K -297 -4%
FC
1429
Fulcrum Capital
Washington
$349K +$348K +6,469 New
FIM
1430
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$347K +$346K +6,424 New
KSB
1431
Kennebec Savings Bank
Maine
$346K -$527K -9,784 -60%
RB
1432
Renasant Bank
Mississippi
$345K -$474K -8,814 -58%
LIA
1433
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$343K
AF
1434
Aviso Financial
Ontario, Canada
$339K +$339K +6,291 New
PS
1435
Pinney & Scofield
Massachusetts
$339K
CSB
1436
City State Bank
Iowa
$337K
NEPWA
1437
New England Private Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$336K +$118K +2,197 +55%
TLFA
1438
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$336K -$15.6K -289 -4%
QCM
1439
QRG Capital Management
Illinois
$333K -$10.8K -200 -3%
DL
1440
DOHJ LLC
Washington
$332K +$331K +6,143 New
HI
1441
Harrington Investments
California
$331K -$54 -1 -0%
AGC
1442
Aspen Grove Capital
Colorado
$330K
SAM
1443
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$330K +$129K +2,396 +65%
SAM
1444
Strive Asset Management
Ohio
$329K -$88K -1,635 -21%
TCOTS
1445
Trust Company of the South
North Carolina
$328K
MM
1446
Main Management
California
$327K +$85.4K +1,587 +36%
BI
1447
Beckerman Institutional
New Jersey
$326K +$10.5K +195 +3%
BCA
1448
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$326K +$7.86K +146 +2%
SW
1449
SMART Wealth
Nebraska
$325K +$29.8K +554 +10%
PWP
1450
Phillips Wealth Planners
Mississippi
$324K +$10.9K +203 +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.