iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
958 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.1B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 210 funds opening new positions, 362 increasing their positions, 314 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
204% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 210 | Existing positions closed: 69
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 130 → 152 (+22)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 825 → 958 (+133)
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 362 | Existing positions reduced: 314
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39B → $39.1B (+$49.2M)
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.96% → 79.45% (-0.5%)
51% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.2M | Put options by funds: $45M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FAF
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$536M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$521M |
| 3 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$517M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$217M |
| 5 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$206M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$260M |
| 2 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$118M |
| 3 |
TPI
Tesco Pension Investment
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$86.8M |
| 4 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$72.5M |
| 5 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$57.4M |
IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
958 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $39.1B — up 0.13% from $39B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 210 funds opened new IEMG positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 141 holders — while 362 added to existing stakes and 314 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fjarde Ap-fonden, adding an estimated $536M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $260M.
- 958 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q4 2018, up from 825 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $39.1B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 0.13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 210 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of +141 holders.
- The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Fjarde Ap-fonden, an estimated $536M added.
- The largest iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $260M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.