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iShares MSCI UAE ETF
UAE

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $104M invested in iShares MSCI UAE ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 11

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.5M → $104M (+$22.2M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 12

8.31% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.85% → 64.16% (+8.3%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 56 (+3)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.66%
% of All Funds
0.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
20
Reduced
11
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NONA
Ninety One North America
New York
+$5.27M
2
SEI Investments
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
+$5.27M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.69M
4
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$2.12M
5
RhumbLine Advisers
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
+$1.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
-$8.18M
2
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$1.81M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.4M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$976K
5
MPA
Marvin & Palmer Associates
Delaware
-$954K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of New York Mellon
26
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$849K +$878K +44,948 New
GCM
27
Gallacher Capital Management
Colorado
$797K +$824K +42,215 New
N
28
Natixis
France
$793K +$776K +39,714 New
OMC
29
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$762K +$576K +29,511 +272%
CIM
30
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$543K +$30.9K +1,584 +6%
LCGC
31
Legacy Capital Group California
California
$539K +$30.9K +1,584 +6%
ZIM
32
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$532K -$20.7K -1,058 -4%
UBS Group
33
UBS Group
Switzerland
$517K -$720K -36,890 -57%
MSAGDF
34
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$482K +$51K +2,611 +12%
EH
35
Equitable Holdings
New York
$439K – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
36
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$414K +$203K +10,400 +90%
KIA
37
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$409K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
38
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$399K – – –
Goldman Sachs
39
Goldman Sachs
New York
$321K +$332K +17,013 New
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$293K +$24.7K +1,264 +9%
VSQM
41
V-Square Quantitative Management
Illinois
$272K – – –
Raymond James Financial
42
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$235K +$29.2K +1,495 +14%
DCM
43
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$225K -$507K -25,945 -69%
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
$92.5K -$664 -34 -0.7%
Osaic Holdings
45
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$34.1K +$11.8K +606 +52%
CAL
46
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$25K +$10.3K +525 +65%
National Bank of Canada
47
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$9.92K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
48
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5K +$4.88K +250 New
TIM
49
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$3.85K – – –
4FG
50
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$3.64K +$20 +1 +0.5%
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UAE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

56 of the 7,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $104M — up 27% from $81.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new UAE positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ninety One North America, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.27M. The largest seller was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.18M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) as of Q3 2025, up from 53 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $104M of iShares MSCI UAE ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI UAE ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI UAE ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Ninety One North America, an estimated $5.27M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI UAE ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Teacher Retirement System of Texas, an estimated $8.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.