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iShares Agency Bond ETF
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in iShares Agency Bond ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 79 (+2)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $467M → $482M (+$14.8M)

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.35% → 75.72% (-0.64%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
79
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.6%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
23
Reduced
27
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$28.4M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$6.28M
3
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$5.1M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.09M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$4.39M

Top Sellers

1
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$11.1M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$6.1M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.21M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.03M
5
ACP
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
-$3.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACP
26
Ashfield Capital Partners
California
$1.86M -$3.47M -30,760 -65%
BHB
27
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.79M – – –
HPC
28
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$1.6M – – –
LPL Financial
29
LPL Financial
California
$1.6M -$371K -3,290 -19%
AA
30
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.49M – – –
TA
31
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
$1.13M +$4.17K +37 +0.4%
ECM
32
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$1.13M -$162K -1,435 -13%
MA
33
MUFG Americas
New York
$886K +$429K +3,806 +95%
RWM
34
RKL Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$840K +$838K +7,435 New
ECM
35
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$836K -$14.7K -130 -2%
MNA
36
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$763K – – –
EWM
37
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$755K – – –
CCA
38
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$680K -$25.6K -227 -4%
LTFS
39
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$672K -$309K -2,738 -32%
EA
40
Efficient Advisors
Ohio
$657K -$4.17K -37 -0.6%
HighTower Advisors
41
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$600K +$113K +998 +23%
UBS AM
42
UBS AM
Illinois
$590K +$589K +5,221 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$536K +$534K +4,737 New
FWP
44
FAS Wealth Partners
Kansas
$477K +$15.8K +140 +3%
GIM
45
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$356K +$12.3K +109 +4%
ACP
46
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$240K -$92.8K -823 -28%
CFG
47
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$235K +$77.4K +686 +49%
UCFA
48
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$205K -$19.1K -169 -9%
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
$186K +$185K +1,644 New
FMII
50
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$150K – – –
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AGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Agency Bond ETF (AGZ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $482M — up 3.2% from $467M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new AGZ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was WBI Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was US Bancorp, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 79 institutional investors held iShares Agency Bond ETF (AGZ) as of Q1 2017, up from 77 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $482M of iShares Agency Bond ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Agency Bond ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Agency Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was WBI Investments, an estimated $28.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Agency Bond ETF seller in Q1 2017 was US Bancorp, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.