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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 14 (+3)

254% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 13

41% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79111 (+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%)

Holders
111
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+40.51%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+300%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
36
Increased
46
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
1
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$640M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$238M +$26.6M +391,338 +13%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$59.6M +$14.1M +207,422 +33%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$44.5M -$940K -13,804 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36M +$11.9M +174,978 +53%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$34.1M +$21.9M +322,103 +206%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$23.2M +$6.54M +96,053 +42%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.8M +$6.39M +93,834 +95%
FLPIM
9
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$13.7M +$2.65M +38,963 +26%
TAIM
10
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Nebraska
$8.77M +$1.38M +20,301 +20%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.65M +$3.74M +54,923 +83%
PFG
12
PAX Financial Group
Texas
$8.46M +$7.65M +112,436 New
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$5.74M +$5.48M +80,539 New
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.45M +$615K +9,034 +13%
HPWM
15
Highland Private Wealth Management
Washington
$4.86M +$4.64M +68,183 New
PO
16
Private Ocean
California
$3.84M -$77.1K -1,132 -2%
VFM
17
Vivid Financial Management
California
$3.77M +$3.46M +50,837 New
RCS
18
Retirement Capital Strategies
California
$3.13M +$933K +13,705 +45%
KeyBank National Association
19
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$3.03M +$244K +3,581 +9%
MML Investors Services
20
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3M +$409K +6,002 +17%
NA
21
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$2.46M +$193K +2,829 +9%
BEC
22
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$2.24M +$1.02M +15,052 +92%
HHGA
23
Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors
California
$2.21M +$718K +10,547 +52%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2M +$735K +10,801 +63%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$1.95M +$377K +5,543 +25%

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.