iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
1,598 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.5B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 584 increasing their positions, 555 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.
12% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 73
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 584 | Existing positions reduced: 555
0.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.35% → 75.62% (-0.74%)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,613 → 1,598 (-15)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43.2B → $42.5B (-$690M)
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 169 → 164 (-5)
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.64B | Put options by funds: $8.3B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$346M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$200M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$174M |
| 5 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$86.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$474M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$344M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$265M |
| 4 |
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City,
California
|
-$156M |
| 5 |
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$149M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
1,598 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $42.5B — down 1.6% from $43.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 82 funds opened new EFA positions and 73 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 584 added to existing stakes and 555 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $346M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $474M.
- 1,598 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,613 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $42.5B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 73 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $346M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Jane Street, an estimated $474M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.