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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
BP
101
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$51.4M -$6.7M -97,780 -12%
BS
102
Bessemer Securities
New York
$49.6M +$49.7M +725,100 New
RFS
103
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$48.1M +$6.45M +94,061 +15%
Citigroup
104
Citigroup
New York
$48M -$16.9M -246,318 -26%
AIM
105
abrdn Investment Management
United Kingdom
$47.5M -$5.72M -83,476 -11%
SIM
106
Sentry Investment Management
Wisconsin
$45.8M +$466K +6,800 +1%
BDF
107
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$44.1M +$1.1M +16,007 +3%
MLICM
108
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$43M -$10.9M -159,700 -20%
SF
109
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$40.7M +$662K +9,656 +2%
Stifel Financial
110
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$39.9M +$1.08M +15,704 +3%
GHA
111
GW Henssler & Associates
Georgia
$39.6M +$324K +4,730 +0.8%
William Blair & Company
112
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$39.6M +$6.42M +93,664 +19%
GLI
113
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$38.8M +$21.6M +314,700 +124%
BWP
114
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$38.6M -$217K -3,170 -0.6%
AC
115
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$37.6M +$37.7M +550,000 New
SMA
116
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$37.6M +$5.15M +75,123 +16%
JA
117
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$37.4M -$100K -1,459 -0.3%
LIA
118
LBMC Investment Advisors
Tennessee
$36.1M -$4.33M -63,169 -11%
Mariner
119
Mariner
Kansas
$35.7M +$2.01M +29,351 +6%
VOYA Investment Management
120
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$35.5M -$1.04M -15,153 -3%
UBS AM
121
UBS AM
Illinois
$35.3M +$2.5M +36,469 +8%
NG
122
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$35.3M +$220K +3,214 +0.6%
CB
123
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$34.9M +$244K +3,566 +0.7%
CCA
124
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$33.9M +$1.49M +21,785 +5%
BUB
125
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$33.7M +$636K +9,280 +2%
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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.