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May 04, 2018 at 01:53 PM
The recent rout in emerging market stocks is taking its toll on one of the largest exchange-traded funds tracking the sector, as investors have yanked $870 million from the ETF this week, the most since November 2016.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, known by its ticker EEM, had an outflow of $553 million on Tuesday, the most for a single day in well over a year, according to Bloomberg data. On Wednesday, investors pulled another $316 million from the fund, which is operated by BlackRock Inc. and is the most heavily traded emerging markets ETF.
The withdrawals are coming as emerging market equities have recently faltered. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained almost 16 percent over the past 12 months, but it’s down around 2 percent this week and 2.5 percent since the start of April.
“This looks like hot money taking some profits after a nice rally before this shakiness turns into a full blown downturn,” said Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.
