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iShares MSCI UAE ETF

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.5M invested in iShares MSCI UAE ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

400% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 4

39% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3853 (+15)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 14

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $88.4M → $81.5M (-$6.87M)

26.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82%55.85% (-26%)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+39.47%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
14
Reduced
14
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ZIM
26
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$547K -$1.03K -58 -0.2%
CIM
27
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$509K +$484K +27,179 New
LCGC
28
Legacy Capital Group California
California
$504K +$479K +26,924 New
EH
29
Equitable Holdings
New York
$435K -$24.9K -1,400 -6%
MSAGDF
30
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$410K -$53K -2,980 -12%
KIA
31
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$405K
BlackRock
32
BlackRock
New York
$401K +$381K +21,410 New
QI
33
Qtron Investments
Massachusetts
$398K +$378K +21,249 New
Neuberger Berman Group
34
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$395K +$376K +21,112 New
SS
35
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$368K +$392K +22,025 +6,926%
VSQM
36
V-Square Quantitative Management
Illinois
$269K +$256K +14,396 New
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$266K +$253K +14,222 New
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$250K -$1.06M -59,700 -82%
D.E. Shaw & Co
39
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$225K +$214K +12,027 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
40
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$216K +$205K +11,513 New
Raymond James Financial
41
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$205K +$194K +10,926 New
OMC
42
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$203K -$54.6K -3,066 -22%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$92.3K -$1.26M -70,844 -93%
FFA
44
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$65.5K +$62.3K +3,500 New
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$21.9K
CAL
46
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$15K +$14.4K +810 New
National Bank of Canada
47
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$9.82K
PFM
48
Phillips Financial Management
Indiana
$4.62K +$4.39K +247 New
TIM
49
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$3.81K +$71 +4 +2%
4FG
50
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$3.6K +$142 +8 +4%

UAE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

53 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $81.5M — down 7.8% from $88.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new UAE positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, cutting an estimated $15.8M.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) as of Q2 2025, up from 38 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $81.5M of iShares MSCI UAE ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI UAE ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 4 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI UAE ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $4.83M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI UAE ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $15.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.