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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
CI
126
Cambiar Investors
Colorado
$1.12M -$9.58M -202,950 -89%
Charles Schwab
127
Charles Schwab
California
$1.06M -$1.56M -33,000 -59%
FWCM
128
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$1.03M +$622K +13,172 +147%
RJT
129
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$1.01M +$67.7K +1,435 +7%
SFPM
130
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$983K -$120K -2,545 -11%
CDIA
131
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$940K +$360K +7,630 +65%
AWM
132
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$933K +$166K +3,515 +21%
MAA
133
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$926K +$71.8K +1,521 +8%
IA
134
Ibbotson Associates
Illinois
$884K +$14.1K +298 +2%
BP
135
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$870K +$879K +18,623 New
PI
136
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$869K +$84.7K +1,796 +11%
TFF
137
The Family Firm
Maryland
$852K +$861K +18,246 New
LC
138
Lourd Capital
California
$848K – – –
Invesco
139
Invesco
Georgia
$841K +$50.7K +1,075 +6%
FWM
140
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$834K +$843K +17,856 New
BWM
141
Braver Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$817K -$3.67M -77,781 -82%
EA
142
Elm Advisors
California
$812K +$55K +1,165 +7%
EAM
143
Evanson Asset Management
California
$780K -$2.27K -48 -0.3%
CFA
144
Cahill Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$748K +$144K +3,044 +24%
TCM
145
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
$745K +$722K +15,310 +2,422%
SFM
146
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$737K +$744K +15,772 New
PAG
147
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$736K -$16.1K -342 -2%
DWM
148
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$723K +$733K +15,534 New
RCM
149
RNC Capital Management
California
$716K +$723K +15,325 New
MCM
150
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$699K – – –
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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.