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200 hedge funds and large institutions have $999M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

471% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 7

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 25

50% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $667M → $999M (+$333M)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 200 (+28)

3.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.81% → 67.69% (+3.9%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
200
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+16.28%
% of All Funds
3.94%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
40
Increased
100
Reduced
25
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$120M
2
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
+$32.8M
3
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
+$17.4M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12.8M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$9.09M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
-$3.46M
2
FEG
Fund Evaluation Group
Ohio
-$1.68M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$704K
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$674K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$512K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$7.61M +$7.37M +110,690 New
HCM
27
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7M +$369K +5,540 +6%
RC
28
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$6.23M +$1.36M +20,416 +29%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
29
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$6M – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5.55M -$52.3K -785 -1%
SEI Investments
31
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$5.4M +$354K +5,318 +7%
ECM
32
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$5.23M +$1.24M +18,548 +32%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5.02M +$626K +9,390 +15%
TAIM
34
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$4.95M +$997K +14,960 +26%
Natixis Advisors
35
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.78M +$592K +8,884 +15%
WCM
36
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$4.53M +$345K +5,174 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.43M +$191K +2,860 +5%
KeyBank National Association
38
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$3.9M +$132K +1,979 +4%
BWP
39
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$3.87M +$466 +7 +0%
Mercer Global Advisors
40
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$3.56M +$1.16M +17,346 +50%
LPL Financial
41
LPL Financial
California
$3.41M +$603K +9,044 +22%
BHB
42
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$2.99M +$2.9M +43,459 New
MWM
43
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.87M – – –
PFM
44
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$2.63M +$1.83M +27,426 +255%
BWM
45
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2.46M +$134K +2,005 +6%
PWLP
46
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$2.25M +$8K +120 +0.4%
FA
47
Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.21M +$6.93K +104 +0.3%
CJA
48
C-J Advisory
California
$2.18M +$295K +4,434 +16%
GC
49
Garde Capital
Washington
$2.17M +$365K +5,482 +21%
IAA
50
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
$2.15M +$2.08M +31,237 New
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ESGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

200 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $999M — up 50% from $667M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new ESGD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.46M sold.

  • 200 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) as of Q4 2019, up from 172 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $999M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania, an estimated $3.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.