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iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
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442 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.2B invested in iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 202 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,527% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $578K | Put options by funds: $22K

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 202 | Existing positions reduced: 140

18% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 80 (+12)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $12.2B (+$994M)

3.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.97% → 65.19% (+3.2%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 26

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 444 → 442 (-2)

Holders
442
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.45%
% of All Funds
12.83%
Holding in Top 10
80
Holding in Top 10 Change
+12
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+17.65%
% of All Funds
2.32%
New
27
Increased
202
Reduced
140
Closed
26
Calls
$578K
Puts
$22K
Net Calls
+$556K
Net Calls Change
-$177K

Top Buyers

1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$363M
2
Jones Financial Companies
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
+$183M
3
EWA
EP Wealth Advisors
California
+$119M
4
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$79.3M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$48.8M

Top Sellers

1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$73.1M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$52.5M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$37.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$19.8M
5
SG
Swarthmore Group
Pennsylvania
-$18.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Curian Capital
Colorado
$99.5M +$18.7M +171,092 +23%
Barclays
27
Barclays
United Kingdom
$89.3M +$40.3M +369,505 +82%
EA
28
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$84.2M +$2.57M +23,502 +3%
SB
29
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$79.9M -$11.5M -105,065 -13%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$79.2M -$225K -2,060 -0.3%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$73.5M -$19.8M -181,318 -21%
SMM
32
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$68.5M +$312K +2,855 +0.5%
QLMGAA
33
QS Legg Mason Global Asset Allocation
New York
$68.4M +$25.8M +235,831 +60%
1GA
34
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$66.9M +$2.5M +22,890 +4%
MCM
35
Makena Capital Management
California
$64.7M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$62.8M +$31.9M +292,114 +103%
AIA
37
Alerus Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$59.8M +$1.01M +9,254 +2%
Fidelity Investments
38
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$58M -$2.95M -27,022 -5%
BIM
39
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$58M -$719K -6,586 -1%
PC
40
Peavine Capital
Nevada
$54.1M +$1.58M +14,444 +3%
ZIM
41
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$47M +$1.74M +15,939 +4%
HI
42
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$43.8M +$2.29M +20,928 +5%
UCFA
43
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$43.2M +$5.4M +49,412 +14%
TF
44
Tompkins Financial
New York
$42.1M +$894K +8,190 +2%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$42M +$11.1M +102,086 +36%
MBT
46
Monroe Bank & Trust
Michigan
$42M -$267K -2,442 -0.6%
CA
47
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$39.1M -$13.4M -122,959 -26%
AIP
48
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$39M +$10.4M +94,996 +36%
Lazard Asset Management
49
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$38.8M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$38.2M +$650K +5,952 +2%
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AGG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

442 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $12.2B — up 8.9% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new AGG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 202 added to existing stakes and 140 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $363M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $73.1M.

  • 442 institutional investors held iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) as of Q3 2014, down from 444 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $12.2B of iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 26 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Creative Planning, an estimated $363M added.
  • The largest iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $73.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.