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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $41.3M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

650% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 2

233% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 6

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3750 (+13)

11.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.02%32.08% (-12%)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $55.4M → $41.3M (-$14.1M)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+35.14%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
20
Reduced
6
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$21.7M -$21.8M -325,011 -50%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.32M +$667K +9,929 +41%
PO
3
Private Ocean
California
$1.45M +$1.33M +19,857 +1,266%
Stifel Financial
4
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.43M +$1.41M +21,000 New
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.32M +$667K +9,929 +104%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.31M +$1.3M +19,269 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.24M +$256K +3,815 +26%
BWM
8
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.06M +$45.2K +672 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.02M +$1.01M +15,005 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$814K +$188K +2,804 +30%
SCA
11
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$780K -$423K -6,289 -35%
GAM
12
Gould Asset Management
California
$774K +$355K +5,280 +86%
BAAM
13
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$757K +$67.4K +1,002 +10%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$535K +$530K +7,882 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$476K +$169K +2,520 +56%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$424K +$217K +3,228 +107%
SAS
17
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
$413K -$114K -1,701 -22%
FANJ
18
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$342K +$127K +1,892 +60%
BCI
19
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$285K
V
20
Veritable
Delaware
$249K
PAS
21
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$232K +$228K +3,397 New
SEI Investments
22
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$225K +$223K +3,319 New
TCOV
23
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$218K +$40K +595 +23%
DADC
24
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$213K +$211K +3,142 New
CWM
25
Cabot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$202K +$200K +2,975 New

ESGD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

50 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $41.3M — down 25% from $55.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ESGD positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.41M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $21.8M.

  • 50 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF (ESGD) as of Q4 2017, up from 37 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $41.3M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $1.41M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $21.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.