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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 71 → 73 (+2)

2.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.1% → 30.27% (+2.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $218M → $214M (-$3.36M)

Holders
73
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.82%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$13.6M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$3.44M
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.57M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.24M
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$1.16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$6.35M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$1.77M
3
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$816K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$417K
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
-$250K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
51
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$131K -$129K -9,621 -48%
CTC
52
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$103K +$108K +8,106 New
CAL
53
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$82K – – –
RIA
54
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$64K – – –
WA
55
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$63K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
56
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$54K -$143K -10,721 -71%
JWA
57
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$42K – – –
FAM
58
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$38K – – –
US Bancorp
59
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$34K -$28.9K -2,160 -45%
MFS
60
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$23K – – –
First Manhattan
61
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
WAM
62
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$20K -$20.1K -1,500 -48%
FANJ
63
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$19K – – –
BAM
64
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$17K – – –
Deutsche Bank
65
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15K -$6.69K -500 -28%
Citigroup
66
Citigroup
New York
$12K -$923 -69 -7%
RFA
67
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10K -$10.4K -780 -50%
TFA
68
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$10K +$174 +13 +2%
NFG
69
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
HCM
70
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
TJHA
71
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
WT
72
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
SCM
73
Saba Capital Management
New York
– -$6.35M -459,599 Closed
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$234K -16,922 Closed
HCM
75
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
– -$177K -12,786 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

73 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $214M — down 1.5% from $218M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BHK positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.35M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q2 2015, up from 71 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $214M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $6.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.