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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $87M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

280% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 5

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.8M → $87M (+$27.2M)

40% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3549 (+14)

13.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.69%70.43% (+14%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
1.09%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
23
Increased
19
Reduced
5
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$29.4M +$1.83M +30,905 +6%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12M +$12.9M +218,402 New
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.28M +$3.46M +58,587 +79%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.08M +$17.6K +297 +0.3%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.33M +$2.63M +44,458 +129%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.37M +$3.63M +61,322 New
PO
7
Private Ocean
California
$3.09M +$3.33M +56,244 New
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.57M +$2.77M +46,876 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2.44M +$499K +8,443 +23%
TAIM
10
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$2.31M +$1.08M +18,218 +76%
BWP
11
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$1.79M +$1.93M +32,637 New
RCS
12
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$1.76M +$1.05M +17,720 +123%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.62M +$647K +10,937 +59%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$1.31M +$908K +15,357 +180%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M +$298K +5,047 +35%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$706K +$723K +12,230 +1,932%
TA
17
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$668K +$718K +12,150 New
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$646K +$414K +7,000 +147%
NAM
19
North American Management
Massachusetts
$601K -$11.8K -200 -2%
FWCM
20
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$553K +$595K +10,066 New
MML Investors Services
21
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$372K +$400K +6,770 New
FANJ
22
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$332K +$10.8K +182 +3%
GAM
23
Gould Asset Management
California
$314K +$338K +5,720 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$283K -$87.1K -1,473 -22%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$275K -$2.92M -49,356 -91%

ESGU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

49 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $87M — up 45% from $59.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ESGU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $2.92M.

  • 49 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) as of Q4 2018, up from 35 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $87M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $2.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.