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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

809 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.3B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 429 increasing their positions, 228 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

545% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.8M | Put options by funds: $4M

88% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 429 | Existing positions reduced: 228

1.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.21%80.37% (+1.2%)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 68

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 812809 (-3)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.6B → $37.3B (-$2.27B)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 158137 (-21)

Holders
809
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.37%
% of All Funds
18.52%
Holding in Top 10
137
Holding in Top 10 Change
-21
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.29%
% of All Funds
3.14%
New
70
Increased
429
Reduced
228
Closed
68
Calls
$25.8M
Puts
$4M
Net Calls
+$21.8M
Net Calls Change
+$13.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.14B +$443M +7,897,634 +6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.85B +$392M +6,988,231 +15%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.86B +$126M +2,248,278 +7%
Creative Planning
4
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.82B +$251M +4,479,038 +15%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.77B +$188M +3,358,987 +11%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$966M -$5.24M -93,421 -0.5%
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$874M +$94.2M +1,679,755 +11%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$748M +$277M +4,932,681 +53%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$742M +$226M +4,035,489 +40%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$722M +$138M +2,453,806 +22%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$622M -$21.2M -377,295 -3%
W
12
Wealthfront
California
$593M +$74.7M +1,331,854 +13%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$565M +$222M +3,966,795 +58%
BA
14
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$554M +$89.7M +1,600,431 +18%
SIM
15
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$551M +$396M +7,058,190 +205%
BOTOTLSJU
16
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$504M
M&T Bank
17
M&T Bank
New York
$417M +$3.76M +67,018 +0.9%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$402M +$8.45M +150,645 +2%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
19
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$399M
Asset Management One
20
Asset Management One
Japan
$386M +$14.2M +252,915 +4%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$352M -$84.2M -1,500,989 -18%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$340M +$27.1M +482,524 +8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
23
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$268M -$556K -9,909 -0.2%
NFA
24
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$262M +$16.7M +297,801 +6%
USAA
25
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$254M -$100M -1,788,910 -27%

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

809 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $37.3B — down 5.7% from $39.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new IEMG positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 429 added to existing stakes and 228 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $443M. The largest seller was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $694M sold.

  • 809 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q2 2018, down from 812 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $37.3B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 68 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $443M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $694M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.