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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

553 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.1B invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 320 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

252% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 320 | Existing positions reduced: 91

218% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 22

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.7B → $18.1B (+$2.42B)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7787 (+10)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 513553 (+40)

2.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.83%83.59% (-2.2%)

Holders
553
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+7.8%
% of All Funds
9.68%
Holding in Top 10
87
Holding in Top 10 Change
+10
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.99%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
70
Increased
320
Reduced
91
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.16B +$1.02B +10,047,205 +24%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.56B +$131M +1,288,292 +9%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.39B +$105M +1,036,939 +8%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$1.02B +$272M +2,681,912 +35%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$815M +$135M +1,330,294 +19%
Osaic Holdings
6
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$531M +$99.9M +986,147 +22%
PAS
7
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$523M +$98M +967,574 +22%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$407M +$41.5M +409,945 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
9
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$322M +$64.4M +635,640 +24%
5L
10
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$310M +$61.8M +610,286 +24%
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$278M +$44.6M +439,808 +18%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$252M +$10.8M +107,013 +4%
Betterment LLC
13
Betterment LLC
New York
$205M +$26M +256,274 +14%
BOI
14
Bank of Italy
Italy
$204M
MB
15
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$197M +$203M +2,000,000 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$167M +$24.2M +238,350 +16%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$156M +$18.2M +179,654 +13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$148M +$13.2M +129,992 +9%
DLIC
19
Daido Life Insurance Company
Japan
$124M
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$124M +$33.3M +328,174 +35%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$118M +$3.47M +34,244 +3%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$114M +$10.4M +102,786 +10%
JC
23
JB Capital
Connecticut
$105M +$108M +1,066,048 New
WP
24
WealthSource Partners
California
$81.9M -$325K -3,208 -0.4%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
25
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$81.2M +$4.01M +39,575 +5%

ESGU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

553 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $18.1B — up 15% from $15.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new ESGU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 320 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $1.02B. The largest seller was Kelly Financial Services, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 553 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) as of Q3 2021, up from 513 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $18.1B of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 70 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $1.02B added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Kelly Financial Services, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.