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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

957 hedge funds and large institutions have $39B invested in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 209 funds opening new positions, 361 increasing their positions, 315 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

203% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 209 | Existing positions closed: 69

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 130152 (+22)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 825957 (+132)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 361 | Existing positions reduced: 315

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.1B → $39B (-$101M)

1.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.46%79.44% (-1%)

51% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.2M | Put options by funds: $45M

Holders
957
Holders Change
+132
Holders Change %
+16%
% of All Funds
21.32%
Holding in Top 10
152
Holding in Top 10 Change
+22
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.92%
% of All Funds
3.39%
New
209
Increased
361
Reduced
315
Closed
69
Calls
$22.2M
Puts
$45M
Net Calls
-$22.7M
Net Calls Change
-$43.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.07B -$260M -5,377,658 -4%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$2.47B -$5.43M -112,337 -0.2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$2.15B +$521M +10,785,190 +31%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.05B -$49.6M -1,025,032 -2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.93B +$217M +4,485,647 +12%
Creative Planning
6
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.64B -$118M -2,445,560 -7%
MIFH
7
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$890M +$517M +10,688,931 +131%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$845M +$6.29M +130,125 +0.7%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$742M +$57.3M +1,184,268 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$694M +$79.2M +1,637,868 +13%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$693M +$51.4M +1,063,689 +8%
BA
12
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$679M +$146M +3,026,243 +27%
SIM
13
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
$675M +$87.2M +1,803,750 +14%
Wealthfront Advisers
14
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$580M +$595M +12,300,566 New
VMPIC
15
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$574M +$202M +4,173,840 +52%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$565M +$185M +3,827,925 +47%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$538M +$46.3M +957,884 +9%
FAF
18
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$525M +$536M +11,090,000 +20,499%
M&T Bank
19
M&T Bank
New York
$404M +$8.98M +185,743 +2%
BOTOTLSJU
20
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$401M -$9.89M -204,663 -2%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$368M +$11.5M +237,201 +3%
Retirement Systems of Alabama
22
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Alabama
$358M
NFA
23
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$353M -$5.7M -117,800 -2%
Asset Management One
24
Asset Management One
Japan
$346M -$53.4M -1,105,284 -13%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
25
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$291M -$15.6M -322,600 -5%

IEMG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

957 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $39B — down 0.26% from $39.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 209 funds opened new IEMG positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 140 holders — while 361 added to existing stakes and 315 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fjarde Ap-fonden, adding an estimated $536M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $260M.

  • 957 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) as of Q4 2018, up from 825 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $39B of iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 0.26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 209 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 69 closed out, a net change of +140 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.