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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.54B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

152% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59M | Put options by funds: $630K

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 24

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 60

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188216 (+28)

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2426 (+2)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.71B → $4.54B (-$167M)

6.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.26%75.24% (-6%)

Holders
216
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+14.89%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.33%
% of All Funds
0.69%
New
54
Increased
82
Reduced
60
Closed
24
Calls
$1.59M
Puts
$630K
Net Calls
+$960K
Net Calls Change
+$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$356M -$138M -2,821,909 -27%
USAA
2
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$354M -$28.6M -584,829 -7%
Creative Planning
3
Creative Planning
Kansas
$341M +$61.1M +1,250,970 +21%
AllianceBernstein
4
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$286M +$106M +2,166,825 +55%
MAA
5
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$246M +$88.5M +1,812,703 +53%
MTB
6
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$214M +$34.2M +700,948 +18%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$196M +$171M +3,502,496 +530%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
8
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$179M +$25.9M +530,000 +16%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$154M +$19.8M +406,257 +14%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$140M +$145M +2,980,027 New
BIM
11
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$118M +$17.9M +367,233 +17%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$117M -$129M -2,642,241 -52%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$113M +$47.3M +968,716 +68%
W
14
Wealthfront
California
$103M +$80.3M +1,644,467 +298%
UCFA
15
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$89M +$52.6M +1,077,044 +132%
HTC
16
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$81.7M -$5.26M -107,669 -6%
BP
17
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$72.6M -$5.67M -116,114 -7%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$66.2M -$4.33M -88,611 -6%
BJ
19
BlackRock Japan
Japan
$63.1M +$1.58M +32,417 +2%
CI
20
Clal Insurance
Israel
$61M +$99.4M +2,036,895 New
COPPSERS
21
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$46M +$1.52M +31,130 +3%
CWA
22
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$41.5M +$33M +675,757 +326%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$41.2M +$23.9M +489,775 +127%
LNC
24
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$41.1M +$5.61M +114,908 +15%
BCI
25
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$40.7M +$6.75M +138,316 +19%

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

216 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.54B — down 3.5% from $4.71B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new IEMG positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $171M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $176M sold.

  • 216 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q4 2014, up from 188 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.54B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $171M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $176M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.