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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
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916 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.3B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 389 increasing their positions, 350 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 36

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 389 | Existing positions reduced: 350

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.7B → $41.3B (+$2.64B)

3.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.38% → 74.71% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 901 → 916 (+15)

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 212 → 209 (-3)

64% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.91B | Put options by funds: $5.31B

Holders
916
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+1.66%
% of All Funds
26.33%
Holding in Top 10
209
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-1.42%
% of All Funds
6.01%
New
54
Increased
389
Reduced
350
Closed
36
Calls
$1.91B
Puts
$5.31B
Net Calls
-$3.4B
Net Calls Change
+$705M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$588M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$370M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$324M
4
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$210M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$176M

Top Sellers

1
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
-$216M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$183M
3
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$182M
4
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$152M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$104M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
I
776
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$425K +$27.1K +395 +7%
PSW
777
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$421K +$423K +6,172 New
MC
778
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$410K +$143K +2,088 +53%
FM
779
Foster & Motley
Ohio
$407K – – –
BFS
780
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$393K -$96.2K -1,404 -20%
DHFB
781
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$391K – – –
AIS
782
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$388K – – –
JFA
783
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$383K – – –
PFA
784
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$378K – – –
MC
785
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$378K +$56.5K +825 +18%
AIM
786
Avity Investment Management
Connecticut
$377K -$17.5K -255 -4%
AF
787
Allworth Financial
California
$375K – – –
IIC
788
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$371K +$54K +788 +17%
DDC
789
DF Dent & Co
Maryland
$368K -$29.1K -425 -7%
CWA
790
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$367K – – –
WIC
791
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$364K – – –
FUBT
792
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$361K +$12K +175 +3%
IT
793
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$356K – – –
LCM
794
Liberty Capital Management
Michigan
$356K – – –
LRPA
795
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$352K – – –
EFS
796
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$351K -$31.7K -463 -8%
RVP
797
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$348K -$169K -2,464 -33%
CFSG
798
Community Financial Services Group
Vermont
$345K -$30.2K -440 -8%
First Manhattan
799
First Manhattan
New York
$342K – – –
HHMI
800
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
$342K – – –
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32
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EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

916 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $41.3B — up 6.8% from $38.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EFA positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 389 added to existing stakes and 350 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $588M. The largest seller was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, cutting an estimated $216M.

  • 916 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2014, up from 901 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $41.3B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $588M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2014 was TD Ameritrade Investment Management, an estimated $216M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.