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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
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2,000 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, 906 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: 906 | Existing positions reduced: 601

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,853 → 2,000 (+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
2,000
Holders Change
+147
Holders Change %
+7.93%
% of All Funds
26.34%
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
906
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
RJA
1976
Ross\Johnson & Associates
Minnesota
$4.94K +$5.16K +70 New
CPA
1977
Cardiff Park Advisors
California
$4.78K – – –
CCM
1978
Chilton Capital Management
Texas
$4.36K -$16.6K -225 -78%
CTB
1979
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$4.22K – – –
PAIM
1980
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$4.01K +$4.21K +57 New
PAI
1981
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$3.02K – – –
SC
1982
Sawyer & Company
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
TRCT
1983
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2.88K -$20K -271 -87%
NWWA
1984
New Wave Wealth Advisors
Arkansas
$2.67K +$2.8K +38 New
OLVIG
1985
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
$2.6K – – –
MHIP
1986
Mountain Hill Investment Partners
New Jersey
$2.56K +$2.66K +36 New
SAS
1987
Spurstone Advisory Services
Connecticut
$2.39K +$2.51K +34 New
CAM
1988
Clarity Asset Management
Iowa
$2.13K – – –
RMC
1989
Resources Management Corp
Connecticut
$2K – – –
AF
1990
Atala Financial
California
$1.83K +$1.92K +26 New
WAS
1991
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1.29K – – –
RI
1992
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$1.12K – – –
RP
1993
Raelipskie Partnership
Ontario, Canada
$1.05K -$10.8K -147 -91%
TFA
1994
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K -$738 -10 -91%
MAM
1995
Marquette Asset Management
Minnesota
$984 +$1.03K +14 New
SAM
1996
Synergy Asset Management
Washington
$781 +$738 +10 New
CAWM
1997
Capital A Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$773 +$811 +11 New
KA
1998
Kozak & Associates
Colorado
$583 – – –
SHF
1999
Safe Harbor Fiduciary
Florida
$281 – – –
RWM
2000
Ruedi Wealth Management
Illinois
$248 – – –
78 79
80
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IEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

2,000 of the 7,592 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 906 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.

  • 2,000 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) as of Q4 2024, up from 1,853 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.