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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,027 hedge funds and large institutions have $42.4B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 388 increasing their positions, 443 reducing their positions, and 72 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.36%73.78% (+1.4%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42B → $42.4B (+$412M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 72

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,0381,027 (-11)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 196192 (-4)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 388 | Existing positions reduced: 443

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.37B | Put options by funds: $7.14B

Holders
1,027
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.06%
% of All Funds
27.39%
Holding in Top 10
192
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.04%
% of All Funds
5.12%
New
72
Increased
388
Reduced
443
Closed
72
Calls
$3.37B
Puts
$7.14B
Net Calls
-$3.78B
Net Calls Change
+$290M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.96B -$511M -8,879,624 -8%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$3.67B -$96.4M -1,674,493 -2%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.56B -$187M -3,256,661 -5%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.29B +$406M +7,059,063 +21%
Jones Financial Companies
5
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.95B +$1.04B +18,064,902 +107%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.57B +$110M +1,919,689 +7%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$1.56B +$26.8M +466,246 +2%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.52B -$59.8M -1,039,004 -4%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.38B +$72.1M +1,253,663 +5%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$951M +$274M +4,768,872 +39%
PNC Financial Services Group
11
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$777M -$6.34M -110,244 -0.8%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$710M +$120M +2,081,752 +20%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$552M +$24.8M +430,735 +5%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$515M +$15.7M +272,481 +3%
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$496M +$12.3M +214,552 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$471M +$128M +2,231,598 +36%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$440M -$31M -538,026 -6%
TCT
18
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$438M +$33.5M +582,762 +8%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$410M -$32.9M -572,119 -7%
M&T Bank
20
M&T Bank
New York
$361M +$21.7M +377,203 +6%
State Street
21
State Street
Massachusetts
$334M -$112M -1,951,406 -25%
Envestnet Asset Management
22
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$304M +$7.77M +135,008 +3%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
23
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$283M +$222M +3,857,879 New
KeyBank National Association
24
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$267M -$18.4M -319,053 -6%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
25
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$252M +$300K +5,212 +0.1%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

1,027 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $42.4B — up 0.98% from $42B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EFA was balanced in Q2 2016: 72 funds opened new positions, 72 closed out, 388 added to existing stakes and 443 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $1.04B. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $511M.

  • 1,027 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2016, down from 1,038 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $42.4B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 0.98% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 72 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 72 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $1.04B added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $511M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.