iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
1,418 hedge funds and large institutions have $35B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 352 increasing their positions, 818 reducing their positions, and 111 closing their positions.
0.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.03% → 77.31% (+0.28%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 111
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,440 → 1,418 (-22)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $37.4B → $35B (-$2.36B)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 188 → 151 (-37)
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.32B | Put options by funds: $8.51B
57% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 352 | Existing positions reduced: 818
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CIBC Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$179M |
| 2 |
VC
Veracity Capital
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$103M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$82.2M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$82.1M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$56.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$1.77B |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$582M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$440M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$351M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$328M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
1,418 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $35B — down 6.3% from $37.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 111 funds closed out of EFA and 104 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 818 trimmed existing stakes and 352 added.
The largest buyer was CIBC Asset Management, adding an estimated $179M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $1.77B.
- 1,418 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2020, down from 1,440 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $35B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 104 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 111 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was CIBC Asset Management, an estimated $179M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.77B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.