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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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117 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.88B invested in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 20

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 117 (+14)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 16 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $1.88B (+$57.4M)

2.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.92% → 72.91% (-2%)

Holders
117
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+13.59%
% of All Funds
3.39%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
22
Increased
65
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$80.5M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$45.5M
3
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
+$43.6M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$25.9M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$18.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$160M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$18M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.4M
4
VCAM
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
-$10.4M
5
1GA
1st Global Advisors
Texas
-$4.91M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIG
101
American International Group
New York
$217K +$39K +643 +21%
CAL
102
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$210K +$218K +3,600 New
LCM
103
Logan Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$209K – – –
MHS
104
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$177K +$184K +3,034 New
FTUS
105
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$167K -$2.48M -40,797 -93%
Creative Planning
106
Creative Planning
Kansas
$121K +$119K +1,955 +1,685%
FNBT
107
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$87K – – –
LTFS
108
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$64K -$3.46K -57 -5%
WT
109
Whittier Trust
California
$61K +$5.04K +83 +9%
FIG
110
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$51K – – –
Deutsche Bank
111
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$45K +$19.1K +314 +66%
NFG
112
Next Financial Group
Texas
$38K +$39.5K +651 New
Citigroup
113
Citigroup
New York
$38K +$39.7K +655 New
SFSIG
114
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$12K – – –
FHA
115
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$9K – – –
ACS
116
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$8K +$8.68K +143 New
MIM
117
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$2K – – –
VCAM
118
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
– -$10.4M -177,138 Closed
JIP
119
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
– -$4.81M -77,308 Closed
Goldman Sachs
120
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$320K -5,139 Closed
PAS
121
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
– -$130K -2,088 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
122
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$24K -390 Closed
BRWA
123
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$12.4K -200 Closed
W
124
Wealthfront
California
– -$1K -12 Closed
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IEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

117 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.88B — up 3.1% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new IEFA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $80.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $160M.

  • 117 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) as of Q3 2014, up from 103 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.88B of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $80.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $160M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.