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iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
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251 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.52B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

286% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 14

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 75

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215 → 251 (+36)

2.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.03% → 69.52% (+2.5%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.47B → $2.52B (+$55M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 20 (0)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $444K

Holders
251
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+16.74%
% of All Funds
6.7%
Holding in Top 10
20
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.53%
New
54
Increased
93
Reduced
75
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
$444K
Net Calls
-$444K
Net Calls Change
-$192K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$103M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$54.4M
3
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$35.2M
4
SB
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
+$28.8M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$28.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
-$69.8M
2
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
-$39.2M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$23.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$23.6M
5
LWA
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
-$17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFG
226
Next Financial Group
Texas
$30K -$225K -4,761 -88%
CAL
227
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$25K – – –
FANJ
228
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$23K – – –
HPBT
229
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$22K – – –
WEC
230
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$15.9K – – –
CWM
231
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$15K – – –
PIA
232
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$15K – – –
BRWM
233
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$14K -$1.42K -30 -9%
FFC
234
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$13K -$520K -11,024 -98%
SGC
235
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$10K – – –
CFA
236
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$9.95K +$10.1K +213 New
CTC
237
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$9K -$16K -340 -65%
VIA
238
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$8K -$3.16K -67 -28%
HCM
239
Horrell Capital Management
Arkansas
$8K – – –
S
240
SignatureFD
Georgia
$8K +$7.64K +162 New
AIA
241
Alerus Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$8K +$8.21K +174 New
PMFA
242
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$7K – – –
SIG
243
Stanford Investment Group
California
$6K +$6.18K +131 New
DADC
244
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$5K +$5.29K +112 New
CFA
245
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K +$3.63K +77 New
WF
246
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$2K +$1.79K +38 New
SSB
247
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$2K +$1.84K +39 New
PSUF
248
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$1K – – –
BIT
249
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
– -$69.8M -1,438,240 Closed
Bessemer Group
250
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$23.9M -492,129 Closed
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SCZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

251 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.52B — up 2.2% from $2.47B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new SCZ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was BlackRock Institutional Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $69.8M sold.

  • 251 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) as of Q4 2014, up from 215 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.52B of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Institutional Trust, an estimated $69.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.