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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
TF
201
TimeScale Financial
Massachusetts
$24K – – –
WFA
202
Wells Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$19K +$10.9K +290 +142%
RWG
203
Regal Wealth Group
California
$17K – – –
GWM
204
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$17K +$6.93K +184 +73%
AIC
205
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$14.6K +$14.3K +380 New
IWP
206
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$14K – – –
LFG
207
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$13K – – –
EIP
208
Ellis Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$13K +$38 +1 +0.3%
KFI
209
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$9K – – –
NFG
210
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
AF
211
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$8K +$2.07K +55 +36%
KFS
212
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6.44K +$6.29K +167 New
CFFP
213
Center for Financial Planning
Michigan
$5K +$4.45K +118 New
GFPC
214
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$3.87K +$3.73K +99 New
S
215
SignatureFD
Georgia
$3K +$2.56K +68 New
GRP
216
Global Retirement Partners
California
$2K +$1.66K +44 New
NFSG
217
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$2K +$1.88K +50 New
CB
218
Community Bank
New York
$1K +$565 +15 New
Wells Fargo
219
Wells Fargo
California
$1K +$1.36K +36 +3,600%
SWM
220
Sugarloaf Wealth Management
Georgia
$93 -$57.7K -1,531 -63%
Susquehanna International Group
221
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$3.62M -106,155 Closed
FWCM
222
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
– -$506K -14,818 Closed
OPS
223
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$251K -7,360 Closed
KAS
224
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$200K -5,857 Closed
EA
225
Elm Advisors
California
– -$83K -2,420 Closed
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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.