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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

122 hedge funds and large institutions have $291M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

425% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 12

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 9

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

74% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $167M → $291M (+$124M)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99122 (+23)

16.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.5%60.41% (+17%)

Holders
122
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+23.23%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
33
Increased
63
Reduced
12
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WF
51
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$564K +$193K +3,181 +48%
GAM
52
Gould Asset Management
California
$504K -$509K -8,370 -49%
RCS
53
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$500K -$598K -9,845 -53%
CTA
54
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$489K -$282K -4,635 -35%
SCA
55
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$454K +$66.4K +1,092 +16%
WT
56
Whittier Trust
California
$430K +$91.1K +1,500 +25%
FANJ
57
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$428K -$128K -2,113 -22%
William Blair & Company
58
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$419K +$253K +4,170 +133%
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$402K +$26.6K +438 +7%
SBL
60
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$390K +$413K +6,797 New
WIP
61
Wellesley Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$389K +$412K +6,783 New
CNBT
62
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
New York
$353K +$374K +6,154 New
TCOV
63
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$340K -$131K -2,154 -27%
SFS
64
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$324K +$343K +5,645 New
LTFS
65
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$319K +$158K +2,595 +88%
RJFSA
66
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$317K -$35K -576 -9%
FI
67
Financial Insights
Washington
$316K +$314K +5,172 New
SAS
68
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$303K +$3.83K +63 +1%
BCI
69
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$289K +$48.6K +800 +19%
AI
70
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$282K +$10.9K +180 +4%
RJT
71
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$273K +$103K +1,699 +56%
MML Investors Services
72
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$272K +$17.7K +292 +7%
HA
73
Harborview Advisors
Maine
$261K +$71.8K +1,182 +35%
KLI
74
Kelman-Lazarov Inc
Tennessee
$253K +$268K +4,409 New
IFAM
75
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$250K +$117K +1,923 +79%

ESGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

122 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $291M — up 74% from $167M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new ESGD positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.27M sold.

  • 122 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) as of Q4 2018, up from 99 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $291M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 74% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $7.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.