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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

149 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

84% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 37

77% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $574K | Put options by funds: $324K

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 21

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1618 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 140149 (+9)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.64B → $2.69B (+$52.3M)

7.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.2%72.03% (-7.2%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+6.43%
% of All Funds
4.3%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
30
Increased
68
Reduced
37
Closed
21
Calls
$574K
Puts
$324K
Net Calls
+$250K
Net Calls Change
+$479K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$439M +$29.6M +627,821 +8%
USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$309M +$15.5M +328,220 +6%
BIT
3
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$193M +$41.7M +884,825 +29%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$161M +$30.6M +650,000 +25%
MTB
5
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$140M +$2.37M +50,287 +2%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$124M -$36.8M -780,768 -24%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$104M +$11M +233,088 +12%
HTC
8
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$84.4M +$21.3M +451,032 +36%
BP
9
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$80.3M +$18.8M +398,757 +32%
BIM
10
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$78.2M +$7.25M +153,756 +11%
AllianceBernstein
11
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$74M -$66.5M -1,410,437 -48%
MAA
12
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$64.8M +$22.5M +476,737 +57%
Lazard Asset Management
13
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$57.5M -$11.4M -241,018 -17%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$46M +$10.9M +230,262 +33%
LMIM
15
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$40.8M
U
16
UBS
Switzerland
$38.4M +$2.68M +56,907 +8%
LNC
17
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$38.2M +$3.58M +75,893 +11%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$37.9M +$8.11M +172,030 +29%
SP
19
Stairway Partners
Illinois
$34.5M +$2.04M +43,313 +7%
UCFA
20
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$27.7M +$6M +127,290 +29%
CHA
21
Cedar Hill Associates
Illinois
$27.2M +$387K +8,205 +2%
BJ
22
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$24.5M +$7.99M +169,621 +51%
COPPSERS
23
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$22.4M +$9.21M +195,481 +75%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21.7M +$21M +444,560 +20,842%
LBA
25
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$20.9M

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

149 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.69B — up 2% from $2.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new IEMG positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Institutional Trust, adding an estimated $41.7M. The largest seller was Allstate Corporation, exiting entirely with an estimated $169M sold.

  • 149 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q1 2014, up from 140 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.69B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 21 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $41.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Allstate Corporation, an estimated $169M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.