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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
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253 hedge funds and large institutions have $835M invested in Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 75.42% → 75.74% (+0.33%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 262 → 253 (-9)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $925M → $835M (-$89.4M)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 99

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
253
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-3.44%
% of All Funds
3.39%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
16
Increased
88
Reduced
99
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCG
Financial Connections Group
California
+$3.52M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$2.88M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.65M
4
AWP
Abacus Wealth Partners
California
+$2.05M
5
DC
DeDora Capital
California
+$1.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$19.2M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$2.57M
3
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
-$1.91M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$1.85M
5
DAS
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
-$1.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NWMP
226
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$15.3K – – –
Comerica Bank
227
Comerica Bank
Texas
$15.1K -$42K -1,013 -72%
WCM
228
Winthrop Capital Management
Indiana
$15K – – –
OSAM
229
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$15K +$16.2K +391 New
CA
230
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$12.8K – – –
CA
231
Crewe Advisors
Utah
$12.6K – – –
BFPW
232
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$12.3K -$249K -5,990 -95%
CFD
233
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$12.3K +$4.73K +114 +55%
SAM
234
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$12K -$954 -23 -7%
WIM
235
Westside Investment Management
California
$9.59K – – –
FHA
236
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$7.93K – – –
M
237
MOTCO
Texas
$7.78K +$4.23K +102 +101%
FFWM
238
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
$7.63K – – –
GWSG
239
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$7.51K – – –
AIM
240
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$6.4K – – –
AWM
241
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$4.6K +$2.03K +49 +69%
TIM
242
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$3.91K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
243
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$3.65K – – –
OCM
244
Orion Capital Management
California
$2.45K – – –
SIS
245
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2.26K – – –
NS
246
NBC Securities
Alabama
$2K +$2.95K +71 New
KWM
247
Kiker Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.69K +$1.83K +44 New
PWA
248
Provenance Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.61K – – –
PFBT
249
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1.42K +$1.53K +37 New
EWA
250
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$805 – – –
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10
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NUSC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

253 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $835M — down 9.7% from $925M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of NUSC and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 99 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.

The largest buyer was Financial Connections Group, adding an estimated $3.52M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $19.2M.

  • 253 institutional investors held Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) as of Q1 2025, down from 262 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $835M of Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 23 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Financial Connections Group, an estimated $3.52M added.
  • The largest Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $19.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.