iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
309 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.51B invested in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 142 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
124% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 21
95% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 142 | Existing positions reduced: 73
27% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 33 (+7)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.17B → $3.51B (+$335M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 286 → 309 (+23)
1.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.06% → 64.81% (-1.3%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $272K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$68.7M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$63M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$58M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$46.9M |
| 5 |
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$33.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$150M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$48.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$39.4M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$34.1M |
| 5 |
TAIM
TD Ameritrade Investment Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$20.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
326
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$4K | -85 | Closed |
|
|
TCOV
327
Trust Company of Vermont
Brattleboro,
Vermont
| – | -$3K | -65 | Closed |
|
328
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$143 | -3 | Closed |
|
SCZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
309 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $3.51B — up 11% from $3.17B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new SCZ positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 142 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $68.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $150M.
- 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) as of Q4 2015, up from 286 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $3.51B of iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 21 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $68.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $150M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.