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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

1,460 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.7B invested in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 666 increasing their positions, 559 reducing their positions, and 128 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.7M | Put options by funds: $5.43M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 666 | Existing positions reduced: 559

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.41% → 83.65% (-0.76%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,520 → 1,460 (-60)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 320 → 299 (-21)

14% less capital inflows, than outflows

Capital inflows: $4.64B | Capital outflows: $5.39B

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 128

Holders
1,460
Holders Change
-60
Holders Change %
-3.95%
% of All Funds
24.48%
Holding in Top 10
299
Holding in Top 10 Change
-21
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.56%
% of All Funds
5.01%
New
87
Increased
666
Reduced
559
Closed
128
Calls
$9.7M
Puts
$5.43M
Net Calls
+$4.31M
Net Calls Change
+$3.2M

IEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

1,460 of the 5,963 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $70.7B — down 16% from $84.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 128 funds closed out of IEFA and 87 opened new positions — a net loss of 41 holders — while 559 trimmed existing stakes and 666 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $974M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.69B.

  • 1,460 institutional investors held iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) as of Q2 2022, down from 1,520 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $70.7B of iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 128 closed out, a net change of -41 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $974M added.
  • The largest iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.69B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.