iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
1,014 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 328 increasing their positions, 467 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 71
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.4B → $43.1B (+$626M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,026 → 1,014 (-12)
1.74% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.78% → 72.04% (-1.7%)
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 192 → 183 (-9)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 328 | Existing positions reduced: 467
71% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.44B | Put options by funds: $8.39B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$1.19B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$336M |
| 3 |
EARNEST Partners
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$251M |
| 4 |
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$243M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$115M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$725M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$640M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$202M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$194M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$186M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
1,014 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $43.1B — up 1.5% from $42.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new EFA positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 328 added to existing stakes and 467 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $1.19B. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $725M.
- 1,014 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q3 2016, down from 1,026 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $43.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 71 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.19B added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $725M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.