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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
CA
201
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$231K +$233K +4,935 New
PHAM
202
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$224K +$2.12K +45 +0.9%
OC
203
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$223K +$16.8K +355 +8%
CRC
204
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$214K – – –
ASN
205
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$209K +$211K +4,468 New
IC
206
Intersect Capital
California
$206K +$208K +4,400 New
WA
207
WFG Advisors
Texas
$159K -$48.4K -1,025 -23%
AC
208
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$150K – – –
PAI
209
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$124K +$125K +2,650 New
PO
210
Private Ocean
California
$121K +$1.51K +32 +1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
211
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$103K +$50.8K +1,077 +96%
AIP
212
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$100K +$101K +2,146 New
MWP
213
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$82K +$1.08K +23 +1%
LNB
214
Ledyard National Bank
$77K -$157K -3,325 -67%
TWA
215
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$72K – – –
Victory Capital Management
216
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$72K +$73.1K +1,550 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
217
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$58K – – –
EARNEST Partners
218
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$57K – – –
KCM
219
Karp Capital Management
California
$55K +$55.9K +1,185 New
GWS
220
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$47K +$47.5K +1,006 New
PSI
221
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$46K +$9.53K +202 +26%
GAM
222
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$42K -$47.8K -1,013 -53%
BPBT
223
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$37K – – –
BIM
224
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$36K -$41.6K -882 -53%
NPC
225
National Planning Corporation
California
$33.4K +$34.3K +727 New
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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.