iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
818 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 282 increasing their positions, 318 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 19 (+1)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 51
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 837 → 818 (-19)
3.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.2% → 74.13% (-3.1%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.7B → $11B (-$793M)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 282 | Existing positions reduced: 318
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$69.2M |
| 2 |
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$49.6M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$37.5M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$24.1M |
| 5 |
Betterment LLC
New York
|
+$17.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TIAA Trust, National Association
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$883M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$114M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$41.7M |
| 5 |
Empower Advisory Group
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
-$38.2M |
ESGU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
818 of the 8,208 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $11B — down 6.7% from $11.7B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of ESGU and 48 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 318 trimmed existing stakes and 282 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $69.2M. The largest seller was TIAA Trust, National Association, cutting an estimated $883M.
- 818 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) as of Q1 2026, down from 837 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $11B of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 51 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $69.2M added.
- The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF seller in Q1 2026 was TIAA Trust, National Association, an estimated $883M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.