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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,777 hedge funds and large institutions have $44.3B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 279 funds opening new positions, 696 increasing their positions, 508 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

293% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 279 | Existing positions closed: 71

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 696 | Existing positions reduced: 508

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5981,777 (+179)

2.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.62%77.82% (+2.2%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $42.5B → $44.3B (+$1.78B)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 164159 (-5)

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.1B | Put options by funds: $9.21B

Holders
1,777
Holders Change
+179
Holders Change %
+11.2%
% of All Funds
27.34%
Holding in Top 10
159
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.05%
% of All Funds
2.45%
New
279
Increased
696
Reduced
508
Closed
71
Calls
$4.1B
Puts
$9.21B
Net Calls
-$5.12B
Net Calls Change
-$461M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$5.2B +$632M +7,976,631 +14%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.32B +$153M +1,925,735 +5%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.75B -$65.8M -830,679 -2%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.72B -$61.4M -775,129 -2%
Northern Trust
5
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.9B +$48.3M +610,141 +3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.54B +$50.4M +636,804 +3%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.09B -$89.7M -1,133,178 -8%
PNC Financial Services Group
8
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.03B +$71.2M +899,347 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
9
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$835M +$271M +3,417,965 +48%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$831M -$629K -7,941 -0.1%
Jones Financial Companies
11
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$781M +$53.5M +675,985 +7%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$777M +$31.2M +394,234 +4%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$743M -$13.8M -173,810 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$710M +$276K +3,488 +0%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$669M -$17.5M -220,562 -3%
US Bancorp
16
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$520M -$9.43M -119,034 -2%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$482M +$87.2M +1,101,661 +22%
TD Asset Management
18
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$455M +$51.9M +655,824 +13%
LMGAM
19
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$416M
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$406M +$15.8M +199,639 +4%
SO
21
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$301M +$212M +2,673,562 +231%
Mariner
22
Mariner
Kansas
$299M +$26M +328,803 +9%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$287M +$8.54M +107,832 +3%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$261M -$5.7M -72,013 -2%
CIBC Asset Management
25
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$252M +$49.7M +627,567 +24%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,777 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $44.3B — up 4.2% from $42.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 279 funds opened new EFA positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 208 holders — while 696 added to existing stakes and 508 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $632M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.17B.

  • 1,777 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,598 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $44.3B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 279 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 71 closed out, a net change of +208 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $632M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.17B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.