iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
1,170 hedge funds and large institutions have $62.7B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 497 increasing their positions, 417 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 54
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 497 | Existing positions reduced: 417
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $56.1B → $62.7B (+$6.66B)
4.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.88% → 77.87% (+5%)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 211 → 220 (+9)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,164 → 1,170 (+6)
80% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.25B | Put options by funds: $16.4B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.53B |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$475M |
| 3 |
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City,
California
|
+$389M |
| 4 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$218M |
| 5 |
CM
Churchill Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$208M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$775M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$312M |
| 3 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$290M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$267M |
| 5 |
YU
Yale University
New Haven,
Connecticut
|
-$104M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
1,170 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $62.7B — up 12% from $56.1B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EFA positions and 54 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 497 added to existing stakes and 417 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.53B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $775M.
- 1,170 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q3 2017, up from 1,164 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $62.7B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 54 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.53B added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $775M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.