iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
111 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.21B invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
1,100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 3
300% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 4 (+3)
254% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 13
41% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 111 (+32)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.21B (+$178M)
0.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.89% → 70.54% (-0.35%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$26.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$21.9M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$14.1M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.9M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$940K |
| 2 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$456K |
| 3 |
CG
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$276K |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$260K |
| 5 |
FWCM
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Portland,
Oregon
|
-$154K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JFA
101
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| $11K | – | – | – |
|
|
AF
102
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
| $11K | +$10.6K | +156 | New |
|
|
ACA
103
Atlas Capital Advisors
Jackson,
Wyoming
| $7.42K | +$7.08K | +104 | New |
|
|
CGI
104
Cougar Global Investments
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
105
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
106
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| $7K | +$6.81K | +100 | New |
|
|
HIA
107
Harbor Investment Advisory
Lutherville,
Maryland
| $7K | +$7.15K | +105 | New |
|
|
BWA
108
Burt Wealth Advisors
North Bethesda,
Maryland
| $5K | – | – | – |
|
|
IA
109
IFP Advisors
Tampa,
Florida
| $1K | -$19.9K | -292 | -96% |
|
110
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | +$681 | +10 | New |
|
|
SAS
111
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$456K | -6,968 | Closed |
|
|
CG
112
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$276K | -4,229 | Closed |
|
|
FAAS
113
First Allied Advisory Services
San Diego,
California
| – | -$82K | -1,232 | Closed |
|
114
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$68 | +1 | New |
|
ESGU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
111 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.21B — up 17% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new ESGU positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $26.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $940K.
- 111 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) as of Q4 2019, up from 79 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.21B of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $26.6M added.
- The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF seller in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $940K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.