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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,561 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 223 funds opening new positions, 506 increasing their positions, 598 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

298% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 223 | Existing positions closed: 56

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4141,561 (+147)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.8B → $39.1B (+$3.36B)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 148158 (+10)

0.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.82%75.02% (-0.8%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 506 | Existing positions reduced: 598

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.83B | Put options by funds: $12.4B

Holders
1,561
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+10.4%
% of All Funds
27.62%
Holding in Top 10
158
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
2.8%
New
223
Increased
506
Reduced
598
Closed
56
Calls
$4.83B
Puts
$12.4B
Net Calls
-$7.58B
Net Calls Change
-$3.48B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DCM
26
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$233M -$28.6M -418,560 -12%
Creative Planning
27
Creative Planning
Kansas
$210M +$23.4M +342,240 +14%
Mackenzie Financial
28
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$207M +$3.76M +55,000 +2%
WL
29
WIT LLC
District of Columbia
$199M +$187M +2,733,302 New
Mariner
30
Mariner
Kansas
$198M +$2.33M +34,060 +1%
HCC
31
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$196M -$1.11M -16,218 -0.6%
ABTD
32
Arvest Bank Trust Division
Oklahoma
$189M +$178K +2,606 +0.1%
NMIMC
33
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$185M +$219K +3,200 +0.1%
M&T Bank
34
M&T Bank
New York
$184M -$2.56M -37,434 -1%
SP
35
Stairway Partners
Illinois
$182M +$19.8M +289,125 +13%
KeyBank National Association
36
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$180M -$4.76M -69,638 -3%
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$179M +$857K +12,531 +0.5%
CIBC Asset Management
38
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$173M -$176M -2,578,104 -52%
CM
39
Churchill Management
California
$172M +$161M +2,357,331 New
Arrowstreet Capital
40
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$167M -$45.6M -667,382 -23%
BA
41
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$156M -$10.8M -157,371 -7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
42
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$140M -$961K -14,059 -0.7%
JMPWA
43
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$140M +$4.93M +72,147 +4%
Franklin Resources
44
Franklin Resources
California
$140M +$71.6M +1,047,434 +121%
Fifth Third Bancorp
45
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$137M +$3.3M +48,311 +3%
RFC
46
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$130M -$701K -10,254 -0.6%
Barclays
47
Barclays
United Kingdom
$126M +$3.58M +52,316 +3%
SHGA
48
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$126M +$2.33M +34,021 +2%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$123M +$32.9M +481,476 +40%
AIMCA
50
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$120M +$85.5M +1,250,000 +313%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,561 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $39.1B — up 9.4% from $35.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 223 funds opened new EFA positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 167 holders — while 506 added to existing stakes and 598 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $322M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $1.11B.

  • 1,561 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,414 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $39.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 223 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 56 closed out, a net change of +167 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $322M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.11B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.