iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
1,865 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.9B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 234 funds opening new positions, 659 increasing their positions, 680 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.
189% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 234 | Existing positions closed: 81
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $36.8B → $40.9B (+$4.12B)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,746 → 1,865 (+119)
0.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.43% → 79.63% (+0.2%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 163 → 163 (0)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 659 | Existing positions reduced: 680
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.92B | Put options by funds: $7.39B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$288M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$186M |
| 3 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$155M |
| 4 |
Cerity Partners
New York
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
JHU
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$118M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Causeway Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$330M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$207M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$78.3M |
| 4 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
-$74.3M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$48.2M |
EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
1,865 of the 6,869 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $40.9B — up 11% from $36.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 234 funds opened new EFA positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 153 holders — while 659 added to existing stakes and 680 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $288M. The largest seller was Causeway Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $330M sold.
- 1,865 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q4 2023, up from 1,746 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $40.9B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 234 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 81 closed out, a net change of +153 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $288M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Causeway Capital Management, an estimated $330M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.