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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $238M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 80 (+8)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $225M → $238M (+$13.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 25

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.95% → 32.92% (-0.03%)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
25
Reduced
25
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
+$3.7M
2
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
+$2.76M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.97M
4
SIA
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
+$1.61M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.36M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$8.06M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$3.63M
3
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$1.62M
4
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$1.6M
5
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
26
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.33M -$1.18M -91,278 -48%
TFF
27
The Family Firm
Maryland
$1.28M -$57.7K -4,460 -4%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.19M +$161K +12,415 +16%
BCA
29
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$1.04M +$792K +61,200 +363%
Truist Financial
30
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$1.03M +$999K +77,243 New
AIG
31
American International Group
New York
$782K +$8.41K +650 +1%
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$638K +$479K +37,065 +350%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
33
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$582K +$562K +43,456 New
BGA
34
Belmont Global Advisors
Texas
$447K +$432K +33,364 New
PG
35
Patten Group
Tennessee
$425K -$169K -13,100 -29%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$397K -$64.3K -4,968 -14%
RJFSA
37
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$389K +$46.5K +3,593 +14%
NL
38
NWAM LLC
Washington
$377K +$164K +12,650 +82%
UR
39
USCA RIA
Texas
$369K +$357K +27,565 New
CIA
40
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$326K -$32.7K -2,530 -9%
SMH
41
Sanders Morris Harris
Texas
$317K +$307K +23,705 New
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$302K +$292K +22,560 New
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$278K +$2.13K +165 +0.8%
NPC
44
National Planning Corporation
California
$271K -$21.4K -1,651 -8%
CAN
45
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$267K +$7.06K +546 +3%
AGA
46
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$248K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$247K +$23.9K +1,844 +11%
AA
48
Apriem Advisors
California
$236K +$25.9K +2,000 +13%
LCM
49
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$226K -$1.57M -121,235 -88%
AWM
50
Altavista Wealth Management
North Carolina
$206K +$199K +15,350 New
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

80 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $238M — up 5.9% from $225M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BHK positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was First Foundation Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.7M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $8.06M.

  • 80 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q1 2016, up from 72 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $238M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was First Foundation Advisors, an estimated $3.7M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $8.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.