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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,561 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.1B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 223 funds opening new positions, 506 increasing their positions, 598 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

298% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 223 | Existing positions closed: 56

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4141,561 (+147)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.8B → $39.1B (+$3.36B)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 148158 (+10)

0.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.82%75.02% (-0.8%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 506 | Existing positions reduced: 598

61% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.83B | Put options by funds: $12.4B

Holders
1,561
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+10.4%
% of All Funds
27.62%
Holding in Top 10
158
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
2.8%
New
223
Increased
506
Reduced
598
Closed
56
Calls
$4.83B
Puts
$12.4B
Net Calls
-$7.58B
Net Calls Change
-$3.48B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$3.79B -$188M -2,746,479 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.84B -$323M -4,715,782 -11%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.38B -$72.7M -1,063,230 -3%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.28B -$347M -5,067,253 -14%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.72B +$12.6M +184,256 +0.8%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.56B +$152M +2,220,611 +12%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.22B -$32.9M -481,243 -3%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$920M -$22.4M -327,429 -3%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$859M -$1.11B -16,299,830 -58%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$801M -$6.63M -97,004 -0.9%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$768M -$20.2M -296,051 -3%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$763M +$236M +3,446,789 +49%
Jones Financial Companies
13
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$685M +$9.25M +135,312 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$650M -$11.9M -174,580 -2%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$604M +$234M +3,428,231 +71%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$485M -$15.1M -220,564 -3%
TD Asset Management
17
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$482M +$23.7M +346,716 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$427M -$5.67M -82,969 -1%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$397M +$322M +4,707,827 +640%
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$381M -$6.71M -98,107 -2%
LMGAM
21
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$379M +$117M +1,705,948 +49%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$375M +$11.3M +165,949 +3%
MOACM
23
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$349M +$28.2M +411,748 +9%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
24
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$310M -$47.5M -694,500 -14%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$234M +$90M +1,315,473 +69%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

1,561 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $39.1B — up 9.4% from $35.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 223 funds opened new EFA positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 167 holders — while 506 added to existing stakes and 598 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $322M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $1.11B.

  • 1,561 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2020, up from 1,414 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $39.1B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 223 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 56 closed out, a net change of +167 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $322M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $1.11B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.