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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

2,025 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.7B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 176 funds opening new positions, 799 increasing their positions, 680 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 76

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 799 | Existing positions reduced: 680

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 156179 (+23)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.1B → $51.7B (+$4.51B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,9592,025 (+66)

1.91% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.93%80.02% (-1.9%)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.04B | Put options by funds: $6.4B

Holders
2,025
Holders Change
+66
Holders Change %
+3.37%
% of All Funds
26.66%
Holding in Top 10
179
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.74%
% of All Funds
2.36%
New
176
Increased
799
Reduced
680
Closed
76
Calls
$5.04B
Puts
$6.4B
Net Calls
-$1.36B
Net Calls Change
-$501M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$8.43B -$1.88B -22,038,809 -19%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.24B -$38.8M -454,992 -1%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.06B -$172M -2,018,140 -6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.08B -$297M -3,482,875 -13%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.9B -$66.1M -774,504 -4%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.87B +$51.1M +598,195 +3%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$1.36B +$56.6M +662,715 +5%
NMIMC
8
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company
Wisconsin
$1.22B -$37.2M -435,505 -3%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.07B +$79.6M +932,421 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$893M +$89.6M +1,049,708 +12%
TD Asset Management
11
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$809M +$45.6M +533,545 +6%
Fidelity Investments
12
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$807M -$18.6M -218,374 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$777M +$2.47M +28,965 +0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$713M +$18M +211,335 +3%
US Bancorp
15
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$666M -$4.46M -52,266 -0.7%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$574M +$15.1M +176,415 +3%
AG
17
AlTi Global
New York
$524M +$5.26M +61,599 +1%
Corient Private Wealth
18
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$504M +$166M +1,939,941 +51%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$450M +$70M +820,121 +19%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$411M +$275M +3,226,064 +235%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$357M +$20.1M +235,453 +6%
CA
22
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$314M +$300M +3,508,740 New
Jones Financial Companies
23
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$313M +$22.9M +268,611 +8%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$311M +$16.2M +189,369 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
25
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$310M +$207M +2,425,391 +233%

EFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

2,025 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $51.7B — up 9.6% from $47.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 176 funds opened new EFA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 100 holders — while 799 added to existing stakes and 680 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $300M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $1.88B.

  • 2,025 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) as of Q2 2025, up from 1,959 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $51.7B of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 176 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 76 closed out, a net change of +100 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Cambridge Associates, an estimated $300M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.88B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.