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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

303 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.36B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 78 funds opening new positions, 134 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,769% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.12M | Put options by funds: $39K

212% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 25

97% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 134 | Existing positions reduced: 68

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.45B → $7.36B (+$1.91B)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 255303 (+48)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3437 (+3)

3.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.74%79.22% (+3.5%)

Holders
303
Holders Change
+48
Holders Change %
+18.82%
% of All Funds
7.95%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.82%
% of All Funds
0.97%
New
78
Increased
134
Reduced
68
Closed
25
Calls
$1.12M
Puts
$39K
Net Calls
+$1.08M
Net Calls Change
-$316K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.03B +$299M +7,173,752 +38%
Creative Planning
2
Creative Planning
Kansas
$565M +$91.3M +2,192,447 +18%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$413M +$363M +8,712,163 +492%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$278M +$41.2M +989,929 +16%
MTB
5
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$259M +$48.1M +1,155,001 +21%
W
6
Wealthfront
California
$249M +$105M +2,531,138 +67%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$246M +$89.1M +2,139,800 +52%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$199M +$65.6M +1,574,821 +45%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$176M +$108M +2,593,910 +138%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$156M +$73.1M +1,755,332 +80%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$153M +$132M +3,177,745 +457%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$152M +$37M +889,196 +30%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$146M +$22.6M +543,670 +17%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$141M +$93.5M +2,244,058 +169%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$131M +$80.3M +1,928,684 +137%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
16
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$130M -$20.8M -500,000 -13%
BOTOTLSJU
17
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$128M
USAA
18
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$126M -$31.8M -763,750 -19%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$118M +$122M +2,939,351 +2,293%
BIM
20
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$115M -$19.4M -464,641 -14%
RBC
21
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$97.2M +$19.1M +457,743 +23%
US Bancorp
22
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$92M +$24.3M +584,193 +33%
UCFA
23
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$91.5M +$2.56M +61,554 +3%
HTC
24
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$87.3M +$1.95M +46,696 +2%
AL
25
Aspiriant LLC
California
$82.6M +$18.3M +439,472 +27%

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

303 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $7.36B — up 35% from $5.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 78 funds opened new IEMG positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 134 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $363M. The largest seller was Choate Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $58.4M sold.

  • 303 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q4 2015, up from 255 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $7.36B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 78 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $363M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $58.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.