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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
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2,025 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.7B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 799 increasing their positions, 680 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 76

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 799 | Existing positions reduced: 680

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 156 → 179 (+23)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.1B → $51.7B (+$4.51B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,959 → 2,025 (+66)

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.93% → 80.02% (-1.9%)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.04B | Put options by funds: $6.4B

Holders
2,025
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+3.37%
% of All Funds
26.66%
Holding in Top 10
179
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.74%
% of All Funds
2.36%
New
176
Increased
799
Reduced
680
Closed
76
Calls
$5.04B
Puts
$6.4B
Net Calls
-$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$501M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
+$300M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$275M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$207M
4
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
+$200M
5
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
+$197M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.88B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$297M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$172M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$115M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$100M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WPC
751
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$2.53M +$8.62K +101 +0.4%
CV
752
Counterweight Ventures
North Carolina
$2.53M +$66.9K +783 +3%
EW
753
Elyxium Wealth
California
$2.52M +$17.1K +200 +0.7%
FFN
754
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$2.51M -$72.8K -853 -3%
KF
755
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$2.51M +$1.88K +22 +0.1%
NHC
756
Nicholas Hoffman & Company
Georgia
$2.5M +$483K +5,662 +25%
SHM
757
Sagard Holdings Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$2.39M +27,979 New
DAS
758
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$2.49M +$88.3K +1,034 +4%
GI
759
GS Investments
Minnesota
$2.48M +$123K +1,437 +5%
TCOT
760
Trust Company of Toledo
Ohio
$2.47M +$2.36M +27,654 New
FWIA
761
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2.47M -$23.9K -280 -1%
BWM
762
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$2.44M – – –
PCM
763
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$2.44M +$29.5K +346 +1%
UB
764
Umpqua Bank
Oregon
$2.44M +$140K +1,643 +6%
CAM
765
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.43M +$51.7K +605 +2%
GSB
766
Greenfield Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$2.43M +$765K +8,958 +49%
UFAC
767
Urban Financial Advisory Corp
Illinois
$2.43M -$256K -3,004 -10%
EWM
768
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
$2.43M -$401K -4,700 -15%
BRWA
769
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$2.42M +$2.31M +27,070 New
OSAM
770
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.41M +$883K +10,342 +62%
BBA
771
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.41M -$174K -2,038 -7%
RWM
772
Rialto Wealth Management
New York
$2.4M +$95.4K +1,117 +4%
SAF
773
Smith Anglin Financial
Texas
$2.39M +$17.4K +204 +0.8%
RPGK
774
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$2.39M -$273K -3,192 -11%
NS
775
NBC Securities
Alabama
$2.39M -$3.76K -44 -0.2%
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EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

2,025 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $51.7B — up 9.6% from $47.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new EFA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 100 holders — while 799 added to existing stakes and 680 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $300M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.88B.

  • 2,025 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,959 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $51.7B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 176 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 76 closed out, a net change of +100 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Cambridge Associates, an estimated $300M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.88B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.