iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
1,000 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 431 increasing their positions, 392 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 431 | Existing positions reduced: 392
0.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.3% → 74.49% (+0.19%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,017 → 1,000 (-17)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 224 → 213 (-11)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.5B → $40.1B (-$4.47B)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 63
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.27B | Put options by funds: $3.85B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.14B |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$321M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$234M |
| 4 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$202M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$161M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$429M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$404M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$241M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$182M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$169M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
1,000 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $40.1B — down 10% from $44.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of EFA and 52 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 392 trimmed existing stakes and 431 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.14B. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $429M.
- 1,000 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q3 2015, down from 1,017 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $40.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 63 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.14B added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $429M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.