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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
Comerica Bank
126
Comerica Bank
Texas
$57.2M -$2.29M -42,544 -4%
AL
127
Aspiriant LLC
California
$54.5M +$510K +9,483 +0.9%
WTC
128
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$54M -$9.31K -173 -0%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
129
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$53.7M -$28.1M -521,732 -34%
SWP
130
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$53.4M -$3.06M -56,802 -5%
CL
131
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$53.1M +$717K +13,327 +1%
SFBLI
132
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Mississippi
$52.3M +$9.73M +180,670 +23%
MCM
133
Makena Capital Management
California
$52.1M +$30.7M +569,835 +144%
MWA
134
Midland Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$51.5M +$1.7M +31,581 +3%
GT
135
Greenleaf Trust
Michigan
$50.9M -$3.61M -67,154 -7%
Allianz Asset Management
136
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$50M +$25.1M +465,700 +101%
CAL
137
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$48.9M -$2.55M -47,361 -5%
Brown Advisory
138
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$48.4M -$856K -15,893 -2%
PWAM
139
Private Wealth Asset Management
Iowa
$48.3M +$48.2M +894,955 New
RFC
140
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$48.1M +$1.81M +33,555 +4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
141
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$46.9M +$3.85M +71,465 +9%
KIM
142
Kestra Investment Management
Texas
$46.9M +$5.37M +99,774 +13%
AI
143
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$46.7M +$6.52M +121,190 +16%
Allspring Global Investments
144
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$46.1M -$5.86M -108,842 -11%
SIM
145
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$45.7M +$11.4M +212,160 +33%
HWA
146
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$45.6M -$144K -2,667 -0.3%
CAM
147
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$44.7M -$6.35M -118,016 -12%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
148
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$44M +$2.13M +39,580 +5%
WT
149
Whittier Trust
California
$43.8M -$436K -8,105 -1%
GAM
150
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$43.7M +$1.06M +19,614 +2%

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.