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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
BFEC
151
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$699K +$15.4K +327 +2%
MFS
152
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$684K +$269K +5,697 +64%
AF
153
Allworth Financial
California
$674K +$251K +5,322 +58%
KA
154
Klingman & Associates
New York
$664K +$671K +14,217 New
PA
155
Paracle Advisors
Washington
$640K +$647K +13,705 New
NES
156
New England Securities
New York
$630K -$454K -9,624 -42%
HCM
157
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$597K +$603K +12,775 New
TCM
158
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$577K +$584K +12,367 New
CWA
159
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$565K +$571K +12,102 New
PTB
160
Pioneer Trust Bank
Oregon
$549K +$25.5K +540 +5%
KCPG
161
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$527K – – –
Comerica Bank
162
Comerica Bank
Texas
$498K +$290K +6,138 +135%
RIA
163
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$490K -$38.7K -820 -7%
CPO
164
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$466K +$470K +9,970 New
Wellington Management Group
165
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$456K -$11.4K -241 -2%
PPA
166
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$437K +$441K +9,345 New
AB
167
AT Bancorp
Iowa
$422K -$60K -1,271 -12%
FAAS
168
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$411K +$167K +3,535 +67%
FHA
169
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$410K – – –
BA
170
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$407K +$235K +4,981 +133%
CAL
171
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$403K -$5.08M -107,653 -93%
BUB
172
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$394K +$1.46K +31 +0.4%
CL
173
CPWM LLC
Washington
$393K – – –
FA
174
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$390K +$152K +3,224 +62%
BDF
175
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$381K +$10.9K +230 +3%
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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.