Flow Traders U.S. Portfolio holdings
Flow Traders U.S. is the American arm of Flow Traders, a market maker founded in Amsterdam in 2004 that built its business on exchange-traded products. Flow Traders continuously quotes buy and sell prices for ETPs, options, fixed income products and currencies. Its New York office opened in 2009 and is the main hub for US trading in ETPs, fixed income and digital assets, with a Chicago office added in early 2023. In the U.S. it also makes markets in high yield corporate bonds, posting streaming prices on the MarketAxess trading platform.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
|
+$108M |
| 2 |
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
|
+$99.2M |
| 3 |
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
|
+$57.7M |
| 4 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$27M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
|
+$26.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
|
+$48M |
| 2 |
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
|
+$28.7M |
| 3 |
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
|
+$23.1M |
| 4 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
|
+$19.1M |
| 5 |
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
|
+$9.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 99.59% |
| 2 | Technology | 0.12% |
| 3 | Materials | 0.08% |
| 4 | Energy | 0.05% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.05% |
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Flow Traders U.S.'s Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2016, Flow Traders U.S. held 302 positions worth $988M, up 73% from $573M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.
Flow Traders U.S. deployed $406M of net new capital in Q1 2016, opening 74 new positions and adding to 75 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF: 2,130,660 shares worth $101M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 100% of assets, up from 99% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Materials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, an estimated $48M trimmed.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF: 2,130,660 shares worth $101M.
- Flow Traders U.S. added most to PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Exchange-Traded Fund in Q1 2016, an estimated $108M increase.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s biggest Q1 2016 reduction was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, cutting an estimated $48M.
- Flow Traders U.S. fully exited Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $28.7M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $988M portfolio in Q1 2016.
- Flow Traders U.S. opened 74 new positions and closed 60 in Q1 2016.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s portfolio value rose 73% quarter-over-quarter to $988M.
Based on Flow Traders U.S.'s 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 12 May 2016.