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37 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.4M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

450% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 2

267% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 3

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 28 → 37 (+9)

7.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.28% → 44.02% (-7.3%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.1M → $55.4M (-$5.65M)

Holders
37
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+32.14%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
11
Reduced
3
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.56M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.01M
3
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
+$517K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$494K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$349K

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.6M
3
SCA
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
-$718K
4
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
-$657K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$211K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$42.7M -$10M -155,014 -19%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.6M +$1.56M +24,220 New
SCA
3
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.18M -$718K -11,138 -39%
PPA
4
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.03M +$1.01M +15,611 New
LGWM
5
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$1.01M +$106K +1,649 +12%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$963K -$211K -3,267 -18%
BWM
7
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$940K +$59.5K +922 +7%
BAAM
8
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$673K – – –
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$632K +$316K +4,906 +106%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$610K +$494K +7,662 +496%
Brown Advisory
11
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$531K +$517K +8,018 New
SAS
12
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$516K +$204K +3,167 +68%
GAM
13
Gould Asset Management
California
$406K +$50K +775 +14%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$359K +$349K +5,416 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$298K +$72.7K +1,127 +33%
BCI
16
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$278K +$40.5K +628 +18%
V
17
Veritable
Delaware
$243K – – –
FANJ
18
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$209K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$200K +$195K +3,022 New
SIAP
20
Sterling Investment Advisors (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$194K – – –
TCOV
21
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$174K +$64.3K +997 +61%
PNC Financial Services Group
22
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$124K – – –
PO
23
Private Ocean
California
$104K +$101K +1,568 New
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$80K +$77.4K +1,200 New
GWM
25
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$76K +$64.5K +1,000 +667%
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ESGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

37 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $55.4M — down 9.3% from $61.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new ESGD positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10M.

  • 37 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) as of Q3 2017, up from 28 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $55.4M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.56M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $10M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.