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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
TFA
76
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
SEI Investments
77
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K +$902 +8 New
AF
78
Allworth Financial
California
$1K +$1.01K +9 New
BRWA
79
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$2.84M -25,180 Closed
AC
80
AFAM Capital
Texas
– -$1.08M -9,589 Closed
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$813K -7,216 Closed
BCM
82
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$797K -7,081 Closed
CIM
83
Cetera Investment Management
California
– -$650K -5,769 Closed
VKH
84
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$354K -3,142 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
85
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$348K -3,091 Closed
SAM
86
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$65K -578 Closed
YWP
87
YorkBridge Wealth Partners
New York
– -$5K -40 Closed
WAM
88
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$1K -11 Closed
RFM
89
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– +$677 +6 New
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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.