iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
1,039 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 323 increasing their positions, 507 reducing their positions, and 100 closing their positions.
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.3B → $42.1B (-$2.19B)
1.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 74.05% → 72.37% (-1.7%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,080 → 1,039 (-41)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 227 → 197 (-30)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 100
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 323 | Existing positions reduced: 507
73% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48B | Put options by funds: $5.55B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$424M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$347M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$318M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$243M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$207M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$499M |
| 2 |
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$352M |
| 3 |
SCM
Sterling Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$285M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$257M |
| 5 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$166M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
1,039 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $42.1B — down 4.9% from $44.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 100 funds closed out of EFA and 68 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 507 trimmed existing stakes and 323 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $424M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, exiting entirely with an estimated $499M sold.
- 1,039 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q1 2016, down from 1,080 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $42.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 68 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 100 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $424M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2016 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $499M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.