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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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2,001 hedge funds and large institutions have $103B invested in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 285 funds opening new positions, 907 increasing their positions, 601 reducing their positions, and 96 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,252% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.71M | Put options by funds: $422K

197% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 285 | Existing positions closed: 96

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 907 | Existing positions reduced: 601

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,854 → 2,001 (+147)

0.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.4% → 84.42% (+0.02%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106B → $103B (-$3.63B)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 331 → 321 (-10)

Holders
2,001
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+7.93%
% of All Funds
26.35%
Holding in Top 10
321
Holding in Top 10 Change
-10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.02%
% of All Funds
4.23%
New
285
Increased
907
Reduced
601
Closed
96
Calls
$5.71M
Puts
$422K
Net Calls
+$5.29M
Net Calls Change
-$3.04M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$673M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$317M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$262M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$248M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$192M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$404M
2
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
-$291M
3
GC
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
-$245M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$171M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$143M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RF
926
RHS Financial
California
$1.97M +$28.3K +384 +1%
GWCM
927
Godshalk Welsh Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.95M +$31.6K +429 +2%
ST
928
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$1.94M +$179K +2,424 +10%
FCM
929
Firestone Capital Management
Florida
$1.92M +$115K +1,560 +6%
SLT
930
St Louis Trust
Missouri
$1.9M – – –
MWAM
931
Manhattan West Asset Management
California
$1.9M -$1.17M -15,865 -37%
LF
932
Lee Financial
Texas
$1.88M – – –
ZB
933
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
$1.88M – – –
AFG
934
Arkansas Financial Group
Arkansas
$1.87M +$228K +3,090 +13%
4FG
935
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$1.85M -$145K -1,972 -7%
SGCA
936
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$1.85M +$221K +2,989 +13%
Wealthfront Advisers
937
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$1.85M +$147K +1,993 +8%
M
938
MATAURO
New York
$1.84M +$1.93M +26,196 New
MFG
939
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$1.84M -$627K -8,498 -25%
SG
940
StoneX Group
New York
$1.84M +$1.93M +26,148 New
VCM
941
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$1.84M +$121K +1,638 +7%
YP
942
YANKCOM Partnership
South Dakota
$1.83M +$1.92M +25,994 New
HWM
943
Hassell Wealth Management
Louisiana
$1.81M +$25K +339 +1%
MIM
944
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$1.81M +$288K +3,908 +18%
AFA
945
AA Financial Advisors
Ohio
$1.81M +$260K +3,522 +16%
VCA
946
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$1.8M +$44.1K +598 +2%
WN
947
Williams & Novak
California
$1.8M -$200K -2,713 -10%
YIH
948
Y-Intercept (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.8M +$1.89M +25,614 New
BCA
949
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.8M -$18.4K -250 -1%
GSAM
950
Grant Street Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$1.79M +$1M +13,588 +114%
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IEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

2,001 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $103B — down 3.4% from $106B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 285 funds opened new IEFA positions and 96 closed out — a net gain of 189 holders — while 907 added to existing stakes and 601 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $673M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $404M.

  • 2,001 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) as of Q4 2024, up from 1,854 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $103B of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 285 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 96 closed out, a net change of +189 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Bank of America, an estimated $673M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $404M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.