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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: 1 → 3 (+2)

74% more capital invested

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

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 99 → 122 (+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
–

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$34.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$31.8M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$15.4M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$14.5M
5
BWP
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
+$10.1M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$7.27M
2
RCS
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
-$598K
3
GAM
Gould Asset Management
California
-$509K
4
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
-$300K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$299K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$48.1M +$31.8M +523,019 +166%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$33.6M +$34.4M +565,476 +2,734%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$28.7M +$14.5M +238,598 +91%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$26.7M +$1.23M +20,216 +5%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.6M +$15.4M +253,203 +472%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.2M +$2.84M +46,781 +18%
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12.8M +$4.03M +66,334 +43%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10M +$4.46M +73,381 +72%
BWP
9
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$9.5M +$10.1M +165,545 New
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.86M +$2.55M +42,012 +70%
PO
11
Private Ocean
California
$5.84M +$2.47M +40,625 +66%
EI
12
Ellevest Inc
New York
$4.62M +$4.91M +80,798 New
DADC
13
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.55M +$982K +16,166 +35%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
14
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3.47M +$3.36M +55,358 +1,087%
Natixis Advisors
15
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.19M +$3.38M +55,642 New
SEI Investments
16
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.15M +$363K +5,978 +12%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$3.05M +$1.81M +29,716 +127%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3.02M +$3.19M +52,575 New
WCM
19
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$2.87M +$616K +10,133 +25%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$2.4M +$1.41M +23,240 +125%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.96M +$719K +11,828 +53%
CWM
22
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1.68M +$1.31M +21,560 +279%
BWM
23
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.64M +$335K +5,510 +25%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$1.56M +$120K +1,981 +8%
PWLP
25
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$1.56M +$219K +3,600 +15%
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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.