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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,561 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 223 funds opening new positions, 506 increasing their positions, 598 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

298% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 223 | Existing positions closed: 56

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4141,561 (+147)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.8B → $39.1B (+$3.36B)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 148158 (+10)

0.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.82%75.02% (-0.8%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 506 | Existing positions reduced: 598

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.83B | Put options by funds: $12.4B

Holders
1,561
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+10.4%
% of All Funds
27.62%
Holding in Top 10
158
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
2.8%
New
223
Increased
506
Reduced
598
Closed
56
Calls
$4.83B
Puts
$12.4B
Net Calls
-$7.58B
Net Calls Change
-$3.48B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Rafferty Asset Management
1576
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
-$4.41M -69,222 Closed
ECM
1577
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
-$3.82M -60,000 Closed
B
1578
Barings
North Carolina
-$2.76M -43,430 Closed
TI
1579
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
-$2.73M -42,911 Closed
VFP
1580
Verus Financial Partners
Virginia
-$2.58M -40,551 Closed
PL
1581
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
-$1.49M -36,338 Closed
HEIP
1582
Hudson Edge Investment Partners
New Jersey
-$2.2M -34,535 Closed
AW
1583
Alpha Windward
Massachusetts
-$1.88M -29,607 Closed
RI
1584
RPTC Inc
Wyoming
-$1.66M -26,080 Closed
IIC
1585
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
-$54K -24,584 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
1586
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.32M -19,300 Closed
CBFP
1587
Cedar Brook Financial Partners
Ohio
-$991K -15,569 Closed
CWM
1588
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
-$893K -14,025 Closed
SMG
1589
Smart Money Group
Texas
-$788K -12,394 Closed
PP
1590
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$843K -12,324 Closed
JWCA
1591
J.W. Coons Advisors
Ohio
-$580K -9,110 Closed
FHC
1592
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
-$573K -9,000 Closed
WI
1593
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
-$561K -8,819 Closed
GAM
1594
Garrison Asset Management
Arkansas
-$507K -7,961 Closed
BSAM
1595
Blue Sky Asset Management
Colorado
-$465K -7,300 Closed
DBRC
1596
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
-$370K -5,819 Closed
AWE
1597
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
-$361K -5,676 Closed
SPA
1598
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
-$314K -4,932 Closed
WP
1599
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
-$324K -4,736 Closed
WAG
1600
Winthrop Advisory Group
Massachusetts
-$298K -4,662 Closed

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,561 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $39.1B — up 9.4% from $35.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 223 funds opened new EFA positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 167 holders — while 506 added to existing stakes and 598 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $322M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $1.11B.

  • 1,561 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,414 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $39.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 223 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 56 closed out, a net change of +167 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $322M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.11B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.