SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF
BABS
BABS was delisted on the 24th of August, 2016.
25 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.3M invested in SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
24% less funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 25 (-8)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12
54% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13
65% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $88.5M → $31.3M (-$57.2M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$7.1M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.27M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$5.01M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$506K |
| 5 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
+$250K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$17.5M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$15.8M |
| 3 |
NC
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.22M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$7.73M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.97M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PFS
26
Prospera Financial Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$4.15M | -64,843 | Closed |
|
27
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
| – | -$1.41M | -22,019 | Closed |
|
28
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1.27M | -19,605 | Closed |
|
|
VFA
29
Voya Financial Advisors
Windsor,
Connecticut
| – | -$1.12M | -17,482 | Closed |
|
|
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$691K | -10,791 | Closed |
|
|
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$677K | -10,582 | Closed |
|
32
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$614K | -9,601 | Closed |
|
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$200K | -3,119 | Closed |
|
|
SC
34
Scotia Capital
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$200K | -3,119 | Closed |
|
|
WCM
35
Wealthcare Capital Management
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$55K | -860 | Closed |
|
36
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$44K | -686 | Closed |
|
|
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$12K | -191 | Closed |
|
BABS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
25 of the 3,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF (BABS) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $31.3M — down 65% from $88.5M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of BABS and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, adding an estimated $7.1M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
- 25 institutional investors held SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF (BABS) as of Q2 2015, down from 33 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $31.3M of SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF stock for Q2 2015, down 65% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $7.1M added.
- The largest SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS BUILD AMERICA BOND ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $17.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.