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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

427 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 247 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

625% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 16

449% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 247 | Existing positions reduced: 45

55% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.74B → $12B (+$4.24B)

44% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4362 (+19)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 335427 (+92)

2.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.75%88.83% (+2.1%)

Holders
427
Holders Change
+92
Holders Change %
+27.46%
% of All Funds
7.56%
Holding in Top 10
62
Holding in Top 10 Change
+19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+44.19%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
116
Increased
247
Reduced
45
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.49B +$1.07B +13,138,313 +48%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.09B +$119M +1,464,219 +13%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$940M +$133M +1,636,706 +18%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
4
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$640M
LPL Financial
5
LPL Financial
California
$578M +$190M +2,344,443 +54%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$467M +$295M +3,634,642 +203%
PAS
7
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$365M +$109M +1,346,312 +46%
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$359M +$109M +1,336,198 +47%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$247M +$65.1M +801,321 +39%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$220M +$36.2M +446,262 +21%
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$174M +$47.5M +584,619 +41%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$173M +$32.7M +402,158 +25%
5L
13
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$150M +$65M +800,613 +84%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$113M +$29.7M +365,690 +39%
DLIC
15
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$109M +$50.7M +623,944 +98%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$105M +$24.7M +304,523 +33%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$85.2M +$9.48M +116,716 +13%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
18
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$79.6M +$25.2M +310,733 +51%
BOI
19
Bank of Italy
Italy
$69.6M
WP
20
WealthSource Partners
California
$68.6M +$24.2M +297,953 +60%
Betterment LLC
21
Betterment LLC
New York
$68.2M +$64.2M +790,389 +28,028%
Northern Trust
22
Northern Trust
Illinois
$65.2M +$9.32M +114,791 +18%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$64M +$23.8M +293,403 +65%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$62.5M -$10.5M -129,266 -15%
SHJ
25
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$55.6M +$12.6M +155,287 +32%

ESGU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

427 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $12B — up 55% from $7.74B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new ESGU positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 100 holders — while 247 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.07B. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.6M sold.

  • 427 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) as of Q4 2020, up from 335 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $12B of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 116 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 16 closed out, a net change of +100 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $1.07B added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.