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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $667M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

204% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 26

191% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 11

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $667M (+$128M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 172 (+20)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.87% → 63.81% (-1.1%)

Holders
172
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
3.77%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
32
Increased
79
Reduced
26
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FLPIM
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$22.4M
2
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$13.9M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$12.6M
4
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
+$11.1M
5
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$7.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EI
Ellevest Inc
New York
-$10.2M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.75M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.18M
4
TC
TownSquare Capital
Utah
-$1.09M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$576K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAS
51
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$1.37M +$85.2K +1,347 +7%
SWM
52
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.3M -$61.3K -969 -5%
WT
53
Whittier Trust
California
$1.22M – – –
MML Investors Services
54
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.21M +$75K +1,186 +7%
CWM
55
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1.2M – – –
FA
56
Fiducient Advisors
Illinois
$1.2M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
57
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$42.4K +670 +4%
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.11M +$26K +411 +2%
FI
59
Financial Insights
Washington
$1.01M +$193K +3,048 +24%
RJFSA
60
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$965K +$13.7K +217 +1%
SFSG
61
Stearns Financial Services Group
North Carolina
$938K -$269K -4,248 -23%
P
62
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$870K +$151K +2,383 +21%
AI
63
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$860K +$48.1K +761 +6%
GAM
64
Gould Asset Management
California
$860K +$144K +2,275 +20%
GTAM
65
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$845K -$6.01K -95 -0.7%
JFGLC
66
Johnson Financial Group LLC (Colorado)
Colorado
$766K +$28.1K +444 +4%
SFS
67
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$766K +$755K +11,940 New
BAAM
68
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$763K +$15.9K +251 +2%
Fifth Third Bancorp
69
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$760K +$487K +7,707 +186%
FANJ
70
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$755K +$41.4K +654 +6%
V
71
Veritable
Delaware
$709K – – –
CTA
72
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$707K – – –
PFM
73
Parsec Financial Management
North Carolina
$690K +$680K +10,760 New
HHGA
74
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$679K +$322K +5,091 +93%
NAM
75
North American Management
Massachusetts
$654K – – –
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ESGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

172 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $667M — up 24% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new ESGD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was F.L. Putnam Investment Management, adding an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was Ellevest Inc, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) as of Q3 2019, up from 152 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $667M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was F.L. Putnam Investment Management, an estimated $22.4M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Ellevest Inc, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.