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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

1,701 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.7B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 241 funds opening new positions, 563 increasing their positions, 691 reducing their positions, and 89 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

171% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 241 | Existing positions closed: 89

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 126160 (+34)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5B → $39.7B (+$6.15B)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5871,701 (+114)

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.26%78.95% (-1.3%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 563 | Existing positions reduced: 691

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.95B | Put options by funds: $6.67B

Holders
1,701
Holders Change
+114
Holders Change %
+7.18%
% of All Funds
27.34%
Holding in Top 10
160
Holding in Top 10 Change
+34
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+26.98%
% of All Funds
2.57%
New
241
Increased
563
Reduced
691
Closed
89
Calls
$3.95B
Puts
$6.67B
Net Calls
-$2.72B
Net Calls Change
+$1.18B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$4.29B -$1.01B -16,184,905 -20%
AWA
2
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$3.41B +$1.01M +16,152 +45%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.44B -$125M -2,001,237 -5%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.38B +$143M +2,285,674 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.63B -$471M -7,520,606 -23%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.52B +$152M +2,419,420 +12%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.39B -$84.1M -1,342,337 -6%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$924M +$13.3M +212,533 +2%
Jones Financial Companies
9
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$832M -$20M -318,477 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
10
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$739M -$74.1M -1,182,382 -10%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$689M +$153M +2,443,588 +30%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$672M -$138M -2,196,027 -18%
Fidelity Investments
13
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$660M +$11.2M +179,139 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$630M -$28.2M -449,577 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$588M +$29.5M +471,306 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$550M +$37.3M +595,046 +8%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$500M +$29.3M +467,882 +7%
US Bancorp
18
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$473M +$33.6M +535,615 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$382M +$49.1M +783,439 +16%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$364M -$26M -414,645 -7%
BOTOTLSJU
21
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$363M -$204M -3,251,932 -37%
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$266M -$19M -303,529 -7%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$229M -$20.1M -320,566 -10%
TD Asset Management
24
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$224M +$4.32M +68,959 +2%
Mariner
25
Mariner
Kansas
$223M -$2.71M -43,180 -1%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

1,701 of the 6,222 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $39.7B — up 18% from $33.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 241 funds opened new EFA positions and 89 closed out — a net gain of 152 holders — while 563 added to existing stakes and 691 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.01B.

  • 1,701 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2022, up from 1,587 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $39.7B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 241 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 89 closed out, a net change of +152 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.01B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.