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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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2,036 hedge funds and large institutions have $109B invested in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 152 funds opening new positions, 808 increasing their positions, 795 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

854% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.64M | Put options by funds: $801K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 76

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 321 → 358 (+37)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $103B → $109B (+$5.94B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,001 → 2,036 (+35)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 808 | Existing positions reduced: 795

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.42% → 85.19% (+0.76%)

Holders
2,036
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
27.3%
Holding in Top 10
358
Holding in Top 10 Change
+37
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+11.53%
% of All Funds
4.8%
New
152
Increased
808
Reduced
795
Closed
76
Calls
$7.64M
Puts
$801K
Net Calls
+$6.84M
Net Calls Change
+$1.55M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.71B
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$441M
3
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$377M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$307M
5
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
+$198M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
-$493M
2
FCBT
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
-$466M
3
TIAA Trust, National Association
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
-$331M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$302M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$195M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
876
Capital Advantage
California
$2.71M – – –
KAS
877
KPP Advisory Services
Kentucky
$2.69M +$508K +6,795 +24%
HBFP
878
Henderson Brothers Financial Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.68M +$2.24M +30,010 New
SWA
879
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$2.67M -$5.03M -67,251 -66%
SAM
880
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.67M +$1.07M +14,358 +70%
PFM
881
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$2.65M -$2.77K -37 -0.1%
BPC
882
Bearing Point Capital
Minnesota
$2.62M – – –
SVWAG
883
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$2.61M +$790K +10,568 +44%
RCWM
884
Red Crane Wealth Management
California
$2.6M -$29.7K -397 -1%
CGFA
885
Colton Groome Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.59M +$219K +2,923 +10%
CFA
886
CWS Financial Advisors
Michigan
$2.59M – – –
KPP
887
Kings Path Partners
Texas
$2.58M -$18.1K -242 -0.7%
NSIM
888
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$2.58M +$305K +4,075 +14%
IA
889
Inspire Advisors
Idaho
$2.56M +$832K +11,126 +49%
QCM
890
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$2.56M +$365K +4,886 +17%
SRC
891
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$2.55M +$235K +3,136 +10%
LP
892
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.55M +$164K +2,193 +7%
CSP
893
Cary Street Partners
Virginia
$2.55M -$665K -8,893 -21%
DFA
894
DHK Financial Advisors
New Hampshire
$2.53M +$2.51M +33,505 New
MYIA
895
Mount Yale Investment Advisors
Colorado
$2.5M -$1.99M -26,615 -45%
LGWM
896
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$2.5M -$39.2K -524 -2%
EFS
897
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$2.49M -$598K -8,001 -20%
DB
898
Dravo Bay
Delaware
$2.48M -$167K -2,239 -6%
1WA
899
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$2.48M -$21K -281 -0.9%
EAM
900
Evanson Asset Management
California
$2.47M – – –
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IEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

2,036 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $109B — up 5.8% from $103B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 152 funds opened new IEFA positions and 76 closed out — a net gain of 76 holders — while 808 added to existing stakes and 795 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.71B. The largest seller was Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, cutting an estimated $493M.

  • 2,036 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) as of Q1 2025, up from 2,001 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $109B of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 152 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 76 closed out, a net change of +76 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.71B added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, an estimated $493M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.