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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF
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144 hedge funds and large institutions have $704M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 24

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 144 (+7)

5.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.63% → 93.16% (-5.5%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $761M → $704M (-$56.5M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
144
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.11%
% of All Funds
3.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
64
Reduced
24
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.23M
2
PCA
Personal Capital Advisors
California
+$5.15M
3
Fifth Third Bancorp
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
+$3.31M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.27M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$3.05M

Top Sellers

1
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
-$60.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.7M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.63M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.08M
5
EI
Ellevest Inc
New York
-$787K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
51
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$775K +$394K +11,998 +101%
SC
52
Savant Capital
Illinois
$754K +$48.8K +1,484 +7%
SFS
53
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$741K +$749K +22,793 New
CG
54
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$696K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
55
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$656K +$111K +3,387 +20%
CB
56
Community Bank
New York
$610K -$4.11K -125 -0.7%
MM
57
Main Management
California
$606K -$21K -638 -3%
GTAM
58
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$598K +$2.63K +80 +0.4%
FWM
59
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$582K – – –
CJA
60
C-J Advisory
California
$582K +$57.3K +1,744 +11%
BWM
61
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$565K +$58.8K +1,789 +11%
LTFS
62
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$539K +$370K +11,269 +212%
GC
63
Garde Capital
Washington
$516K – – –
MWM
64
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$511K -$470K -14,300 -48%
FDCDDQ
65
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$511K +$76.4K +2,325 +17%
MML Investors Services
66
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$499K +$22.5K +683 +5%
PAG
67
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$465K +$15.1K +460 +3%
AI
68
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
$449K +$23.5K +714 +5%
CIBC Asset Management
69
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$443K – – –
Deutsche Bank
70
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$418K – – –
BCI
71
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$412K +$94K +2,858 +29%
BC
72
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$406K +$185K +5,628 +82%
FI
73
Financial Insights
Washington
$398K +$46.1K +1,401 +13%
HDIM
74
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$366K – – –
CAN
75
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$358K +$12.7K +386 +4%
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3
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ESGE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

144 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $704M — down 7.4% from $761M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new ESGE positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.23M. The largest seller was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, cutting an estimated $60.7M.

  • 144 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) as of Q3 2019, up from 137 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $704M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.23M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $60.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.