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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
WPC
151
Wedmont Private Capital
Pennsylvania
$43.7M +$7.39M +137,287 +19%
FPAS
152
Focus Partners Advisor Solutions
Missouri
$43.6M +$1.6M +29,772 +4%
MIM
153
Monashee Investment Management
Massachusetts
$43.6M +$1.88M +35,000 +5%
G
154
GenTrust
Florida
$42.9M -$841K -15,632 -2%
NPT
155
National Philanthropic Trust
Pennsylvania
$42.7M +$1.49M +27,636 +4%
CCWA
156
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$42.4M -$4.69M -87,084 -10%
CA
157
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$42.3M +$10.9M +201,889 +35%
TPCW
158
TD Private Client Wealth
New York
$41.7M +$3.11M +57,779 +8%
Victory Capital Management
159
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$41.4M -$13M -241,520 -24%
TFM
160
TFC Financial Management
Massachusetts
$41.1M +$17.4M +323,026 +74%
NYLIM
161
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$40.4M +$5.21M +96,789 +15%
QC
162
Quent Capital
New York
$40.1M +$2.94M +54,563 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
163
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$39.4M +$6.71M +124,679 +21%
OWA
164
Octavia Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$39.3M -$79.8K -1,482 -0.2%
CCA
165
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$38.8M +$665K +12,346 +2%
FCBT
166
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$38.8M +$2.25M +41,763 +6%
JC
167
JB Capital
Connecticut
$38.6M +$17.9M +332,815 +87%
Bank of Nova Scotia
168
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$38.2M +$38.1M +707,350 New
MFG
169
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$38.1M +$9.27M +172,147 +32%
FIA
170
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$38M +$15.5M +287,718 +69%
MLFP
171
MPS Loria Financial Planners
Illinois
$38M +$5.07M +94,195 +15%
UOMF
172
University of Massachusetts Foundation
Massachusetts
$37.8M
CFG
173
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$37.8M +$450K +8,364 +1%
PS
174
Principal Securities
Iowa
$37.1M +$27.2K +506 +0.1%
SAM
175
Sompo Asset Management
Japan
$36.6M +$250K +4,636 +0.7%

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.