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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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71 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $218M (+$20M)

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.02% → 28.1% (+1.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 71 (-5)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
71
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.58%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
16
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.57M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.85M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.84M
5
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$5.85M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$3.97M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$1.27M
4
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$1.17M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$464K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIA
26
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$379K – – –
B
27
Baird
Wisconsin
$374K -$8.21K -603 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$363K -$63.3K -4,644 -15%
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$349K -$131K -9,588 -28%
RJFSA
30
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$302K +$298K +21,867 New
NPC
31
National Planning Corporation
California
$290K -$36.1K -2,651 -11%
OC
32
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$276K +$28.9K +2,124 +12%
PSI
33
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$270K – – –
SAM
34
Selway Asset Management
$267K +$58.8K +4,320 +29%
AGA
35
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$256K -$157K -11,500 -38%
BCA
36
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$252K – – –
CAS
37
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$242K – – –
HighTower Advisors
38
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$234K -$275K -20,178 -54%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$225K +$40.4K +2,964 +22%
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$220K -$2.41K -177 -1%
NL
41
NWAM LLC
Washington
$214K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
42
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$207K – – –
HCM
43
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$177K – – –
WEC
44
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$174K – – –
VKH
45
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$168K +$166K +12,183 New
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$155K -$409 -30 -0.3%
LCM
47
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$151K -$166K -12,192 -53%
ACP
48
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$148K +$1.19K +87 +0.8%
CAN
49
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$143K +$139K +10,228 New
OIA
50
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$105K – – –
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

71 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $218M — up 10% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BHK and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.57M. The largest seller was AQR Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.85M sold.

  • 71 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q1 2015, down from 76 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $218M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.57M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q1 2015 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $5.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.