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iShares Agency Bond ETF
AGZ

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $332M invested in iShares Agency Bond ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 68 (+7)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 21

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $343M → $332M (-$11.4M)

1.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.54% → 69.88% (-1.7%)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.48%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
23
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$8.52M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$7M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.46M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.14M
5
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$1.07M

Top Sellers

1
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$9.35M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.71M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.54M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.48M
5
ZB
Zions Bancorporation
Utah
-$1.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
51
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$210K +$211K +1,856 New
Lazard Asset Management
52
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$196K – – –
SAC
53
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$43K – – –
BC
54
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$36K – – –
BFEC
55
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$31K -$454 -4 -1%
AIP
56
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$27K – – –
EWM
57
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$26K +$25.6K +226 New
FAM
58
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$17K – – –
WTB
59
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$14K – – –
HR
60
Howe & Rusling
New York
$11K – – –
BCA
61
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$11K +$10.8K +95 New
BCM
62
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$8K +$7.94K +70 New
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$6K +$5.56K +49 New
FFC
64
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$6K +$6.01K +53 New
MFS
65
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3K -$13.7K -121 -84%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
66
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$3K +$2.84K +25 New
GWM
67
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$2K +$2.5K +22 New
TFA
68
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K -$227 -2 -67%
DADC
69
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1K +$1.14K +10 New
VKH
70
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$2.48M -21,664 Closed
FAAM
71
First Allied Asset Management
California
– -$618K -5,415 Closed
V
72
Veritable
Delaware
– -$367K -3,210 Closed
SWP
73
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$350K -3,070 Closed
BFA
74
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– -$210K -1,840 Closed
WCM
75
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
– -$17K -150 -67%
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AGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

68 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Agency Bond ETF (AGZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $332M — down 3.3% from $343M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new AGZ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was James Investment Research, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.52M. The largest seller was Beaumont Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $9.35M.

  • 68 institutional investors held iShares Agency Bond ETF (AGZ) as of Q2 2015, up from 61 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $332M of iShares Agency Bond ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Agency Bond ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Agency Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was James Investment Research, an estimated $8.52M added.
  • The largest iShares Agency Bond ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $9.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.