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iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $158M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

567% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 3

480% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 5

75% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90.3M → $158M (+$67.8M)

39% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4461 (+17)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

53.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 160.82%107.03% (-54%)

Holders
61
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+38.64%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
29
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$51.1M +$12.9M +334,450 +33%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$41.8M +$18.6M +481,334 +77%
RTS
3
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$13.4M +$3.52M +91,220 +35%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$11.9M +$11.8M +305,386 +3,082%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$8.27M +$8.43M +218,436 +210,035%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
6
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.27M -$283K -7,328 -4%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.2M +$4.13M +106,916 +188%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$2.62M +$976K +25,288 +57%
LGWM
9
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$2.36M +$464K +12,034 +24%
TF
10
Tompkins Financial
New York
$1.33M +$1.36M +35,140 New
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.28M +$1.3M +33,766 New
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.13M +$1.15M +29,928 New
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.02M +$861K +22,314 +489%
PO
14
Private Ocean
California
$955K +$31.4K +814 +3%
BAAM
15
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$662K +$8.87K +230 +1%
RWM
16
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$641K +$12.7K +330 +2%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$594K +$605K +15,692 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$569K +$99.8K +2,586 +21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$485K +$495K +12,818 New
CWM
20
Connecticut Wealth Management
Connecticut
$444K +$156K +4,048 +51%
HDIM
21
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$415K +$78K +2,022 +23%
FLPIM
22
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$400K +$103K +2,680 +34%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
23
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$364K +$228K +5,908 +160%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$355K +$362K +9,384 New
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$352K -$13K -338 -4%

ESGE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

61 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $158M — up 75% from $90.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new ESGE positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.61M sold.

  • 61 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF (ESGE) as of Q1 2018, up from 44 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $158M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $18.6M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.