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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
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2,025 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.7B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 799 increasing their positions, 680 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 76

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 799 | Existing positions reduced: 680

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 156 → 179 (+23)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.1B → $51.7B (+$4.51B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,959 → 2,025 (+66)

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.93% → 80.02% (-1.9%)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.04B | Put options by funds: $6.4B

Holders
2,025
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+3.37%
% of All Funds
26.66%
Holding in Top 10
179
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.74%
% of All Funds
2.36%
New
176
Increased
799
Reduced
680
Closed
76
Calls
$5.04B
Puts
$6.4B
Net Calls
-$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$501M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
+$300M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$275M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$207M
4
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
+$200M
5
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
+$197M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.88B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$297M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$172M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$115M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$100M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EW
1776
Element Wealth
Mississippi
$232K -$4.87K -57 -2%
APW
1777
Austin Private Wealth
Texas
$232K +$221K +2,593 New
CWM
1778
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$231K -$9.31K -109 -4%
MSA
1779
Marathon Strategic Advisors
Pennsylvania
$231K – – –
SP
1780
Successful Portfolios
Florida
$231K – – –
RG
1781
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$231K – – –
FNBSF
1782
First National Bank Sioux Falls
South Dakota
$230K – – –
SCM
1783
Schnieders Capital Management
California
$230K – – –
GWM
1784
Gibbs Wealth Management
Georgia
$229K +$219K +2,560 New
PS
1785
Planned Solutions
California
$228K – – –
TWP
1786
Total Wealth Planning
Ohio
$228K +$256 +3 +0.1%
LKBC
1787
L.K. Benson & Company
Maryland
$227K – – –
PCM
1788
Pennsylvania Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$227K +$217K +2,542 New
CFS
1789
CRA Financial Services
New Jersey
$226K +$1.02K +12 +0.5%
ACM
1790
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$225K +$214K +2,512 New
EK
1791
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$223K +$3.5K +41 +2%
B
1792
Birchbrook
Maine
$222K – – –
WLIM
1793
White Lighthouse Investment Management
Massachusetts
$222K +$212K +2,485 New
WFA
1794
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Ohio
$222K +$212K +2,481 New
WMA
1795
William Mack & Associates
Michigan
$222K +$342 +4 +0.2%
BLC
1796
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$221K – – –
XPN
1797
XY Planning Network
Montana
$220K +$210K +2,464 New
WCM
1798
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$220K -$32.5K -381 -13%
S
1799
Sachetta
Massachusetts
$219K – – –
MAWA
1800
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$219K -$37.7K -442 -15%
70 71
72
73 74

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

2,025 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $51.7B — up 9.6% from $47.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new EFA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 100 holders — while 799 added to existing stakes and 680 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $300M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.88B.

  • 2,025 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,959 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $51.7B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 176 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 76 closed out, a net change of +100 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Cambridge Associates, an estimated $300M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.88B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.