iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
159 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 50
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.18B (+$75.5M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 158 → 159 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)
1.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 69.04% → 67.07% (-2%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $322K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jones Financial Companies
Des Peres,
Missouri
|
+$20.5M |
| 2 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$19.8M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$8.01M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$6.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$20M |
| 2 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12M |
| 3 |
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.4M |
| 4 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$11.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.2M |
EFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
159 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.18B — up 6.8% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EFG positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jones Financial Companies, adding an estimated $20.5M. The largest seller was Managed Account Advisors, cutting an estimated $20M.
- 159 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) as of Q1 2015, up from 158 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.18B of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 6.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Jones Financial Companies, an estimated $20.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $20M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.