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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
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1,940 hedge funds and large institutions have $43B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 237 funds opening new positions, 692 increasing their positions, 671 reducing their positions, and 113 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 237 | Existing positions closed: 113

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,855 → 1,940 (+85)

1.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.13% → 79.82% (+1.7%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 692 | Existing positions reduced: 671

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $45.6B → $43B (-$2.61B)

15% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 159 → 135 (-24)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.24B | Put options by funds: $6.34B

Holders
1,940
Holders Change
+85
Holders Change %
+4.58%
% of All Funds
25.55%
Holding in Top 10
135
Holding in Top 10 Change
-24
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.09%
% of All Funds
1.78%
New
237
Increased
692
Reduced
671
Closed
113
Calls
$5.24B
Puts
$6.34B
Net Calls
-$1.1B
Net Calls Change
+$1.92B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$619M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$573M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$307M
4
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$284M
5
NMIMC
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
+$159M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$792M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$244M
3
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
-$173M
4
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
California
-$98.7M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$96.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAM
776
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.95M -$19.8K -250 -1%
AIA
777
Arcadia Investment Advisors
Idaho
$1.93M – – –
PCA
778
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.93M -$27.2K -343 -1%
C
779
Croban
Ohio
$1.93M +$2.02M +25,506 New
WP
780
Westmount Partners
California
$1.91M +$33.3K +420 +2%
LC
781
Lavaca Capital
Texas
$1.91M – – –
BOH
782
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$1.9M -$197K -2,485 -9%
BA
783
Brightwater Advisory
Florida
$1.9M +$5.07K +64 +0.3%
HAC
784
Harbor Advisory Corp
New Hampshire
$1.9M – – –
BWAM
785
Boyd Watterson Asset Management
Ohio
$1.9M – – –
M
786
MOTCO
Texas
$1.89M +$54.4K +687 +3%
GAM
787
GEM Asset Management
Michigan
$1.89M – – –
GWWM
788
Great Waters Wealth Management
Minnesota
$1.89M +$16.7K +211 +0.9%
CWA
789
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$1.88M +$280K +3,534 +16%
GHAM
790
Gilman Hill Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.88M +$1.44M +18,133 +269%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
791
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.88M -$816K -10,299 -29%
AFS
792
Axiom Financial Strategies
Indiana
$1.87M – – –
HA
793
HFG Advisors
Ohio
$1.87M -$23K -290 -1%
QWP
794
Quotient Wealth Partners
Texas
$1.86M -$9.82K -124 -0.5%
BMCM
795
Bryn Mawr Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.86M -$125K -1,583 -6%
PCM
796
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$1.86M +$147K +1,850 +8%
RWM
797
Rialto Wealth Management
New York
$1.86M +$1.95M +24,594 New
MCM
798
Maple Capital Management
Vermont
$1.86M -$122K -1,540 -6%
SWP
799
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$1.85M -$272K -3,439 -12%
SCTC
800
Sanibel Captiva Trust Company
Florida
$1.85M -$1.19K -15 -0.1%
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EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

1,940 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $43B — down 5.7% from $45.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 237 funds opened new EFA positions and 113 closed out — a net gain of 124 holders — while 692 added to existing stakes and 671 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $619M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $792M.

  • 1,940 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2024, up from 1,855 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $43B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 237 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 113 closed out, a net change of +124 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $619M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $792M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.