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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
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220 hedge funds and large institutions have $565M invested in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

657% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 7

209% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 34

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $381M → $565M (+$183M)

24% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 220 (+43)

0.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.73% → 74.22% (+0.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
220
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+24.29%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
53
Increased
105
Reduced
34
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$49M
2
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$9.02M
3
FLPIM
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$7.11M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.83M
5
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$5.64M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.62M
2
Vontobel Holding
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
-$1.88M
3
HGWM
Harvest Group Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$818K
4
FWCM
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
-$506K
5
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$440K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAP
101
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$501K -$29.2K -774 -6%
SFG
102
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$500K +$176K +4,679 +56%
RA
103
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$481K +$117K +3,102 +33%
PA
104
Paracle Advisors
Washington
$467K – – –
AC
105
Apella Capital
Connecticut
$459K +$200K +5,304 +80%
TRCT
106
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$458K +$325K +8,624 +264%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
107
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$457K – – –
CL
108
CPWM LLC
Washington
$454K +$106K +2,802 +31%
TIA
109
Traphagen Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$454K -$1.66K -44 -0.9%
WFAG
110
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$447K +$14.7K +391 +3%
CB
111
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$441K +$431K +11,430 New
BDFN
112
Bond & Devick Financial Network
Minnesota
$440K – – –
LNC
113
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$433K +$43.8K +1,163 +12%
FA
114
Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$433K +$423K +11,237 New
LA
115
LVW Advisors
New York
$423K -$111K -2,933 -21%
EFSCE
116
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$422K -$87.5K -2,323 -18%
BSWM
117
Boston Standard Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$422K +$38.6K +1,025 +10%
DWT
118
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$412K – – –
SHJ
119
Sharkey, Howes & Javer
Colorado
$411K +$402K +10,676 New
PA
120
Parallel Advisors
California
$403K +$230K +6,095 +140%
TFO
121
Tarbox Family Office
California
$397K +$66.1K +1,753 +21%
EWA
122
ERTS Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$389K +$32.1K +851 +9%
CFG
123
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$383K +$19.4K +515 +5%
PGA
124
Portland Global Advisors
Maine
$382K – – –
PAG
125
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$380K -$5.73K -152 -2%
3 4
5
6 7

ESML Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

220 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $565M — up 48% from $381M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new ESML positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 46 holders — while 105 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $49M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.62M sold.

  • 220 institutional investors held iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) as of Q1 2021, up from 177 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $565M of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 7 closed out, a net change of +46 holders.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $49M added.
  • The largest iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.