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iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
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180 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 20

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 43

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.77B (+$560M)

29% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 9 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 180 (+13)

5.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.17% → 70.27% (+5.1%)

Holders
180
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+7.78%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+28.57%
% of All Funds
0.24%
New
34
Increased
69
Reduced
43
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$185M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$64M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$61.6M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$55.9M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$37.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
-$17.8M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$17.7M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.9M
4
IFS
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
-$7.13M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.56M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
76
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.02M -$5.56M -82,057 -84%
BCI
77
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1M -$174K -2,570 -15%
PP
78
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$1M +$11.9K +175 +1%
GMA
79
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$985K -$880 -13 -0.1%
SAM
80
Sequent Asset Management
Texas
$959K – – –
DHFB
81
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$939K +$23.7K +350 +3%
SWM
82
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$937K +$115K +1,693 +14%
HCA
83
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$936K +$944K +13,935 New
BWP
84
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$876K -$26.7K -394 -3%
CDH
85
Charles D. Hyman
$869K +$115K +1,700 +13%
RJT
86
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$783K +$790K +11,660 New
NPF
87
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
$765K -$77.8K -1,149 -9%
ECM
88
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$753K +$1.63K +24 +0.2%
NPC
89
National Planning Corporation
California
$749K -$5.28K -78 -0.6%
MAA
90
Matrix Asset Advisors
New York
$717K +$723K +10,675 New
CI
91
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$705K – – –
TI
92
Truepoint Inc
Ohio
$695K +$24.2K +358 +4%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
93
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$678K +$684K +10,096 New
Creative Planning
94
Creative Planning
Kansas
$632K -$19.2K -283 -3%
JMPWA
95
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$574K -$427K -6,310 -42%
Brown Advisory
96
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$561K -$512K -7,562 -48%
AAM
97
Autus Asset Management
Arizona
$555K +$559K +8,260 New
SFG
98
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$549K +$43.5K +642 +9%
WTB
99
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$543K -$275K -4,060 -33%
BWM
100
Bernicke Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$540K -$66.8K -987 -11%
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EFG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

180 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.77B — up 46% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EFG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $185M. The largest seller was Fifth Third Bancorp, cutting an estimated $17.8M.

  • 180 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) as of Q4 2015, up from 167 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $185M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Fifth Third Bancorp, an estimated $17.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.