iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
1,118 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.3B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 390 increasing their positions, 438 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
209% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 57
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,014 → 1,118 (+104)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 183 → 190 (+7)
0.84% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.04% → 72.88% (+0.84%)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.1B → $43.3B (+$239M)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 390 | Existing positions reduced: 438
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.22B | Put options by funds: $7.6B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$289M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$185M |
| 3 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
HCC
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$145M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$536M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$287M |
| 3 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$247M |
| 4 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$114M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$103M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
1,118 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $43.3B — up 0.55% from $43.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new EFA positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 119 holders — while 390 added to existing stakes and 438 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $289M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $536M.
- 1,118 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2016, up from 1,014 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $43.3B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 0.55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 176 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 57 closed out, a net change of +119 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $289M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $536M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.