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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.27% → 31.53% (+1.3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $220M (+$5.36M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 65 (-8)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 24

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
65
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-10.96%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
3
Increased
19
Reduced
24
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$7.19M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.34M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$2.75M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$780K
5
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$712K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.13M
2
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.49M
3
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$972K
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$677K
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$428K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAM
51
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$39K – – –
DLHL
52
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$33K +$32.3K +2,533 New
MFS
53
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$23K – – –
First Manhattan
54
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
BAM
55
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$18K – – –
Deutsche Bank
56
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$16K – – –
TFA
57
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11K +$179 +14 +2%
LYV
58
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$11K +$10.7K +839 New
RFA
59
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10K – – –
HCM
60
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$5K -$7.32K -574 -60%
NFG
62
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K -$5.79K -454 -59%
TJHA
63
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
WT
64
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
DA
65
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$1.49M -117,528 Closed
CRC
66
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$677K -53,458 Closed
NL
67
NWAM LLC
Washington
– -$196K -16,000 Closed
Goldman Sachs
68
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$161K -12,708 Closed
ACP
69
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
– -$137K -10,799 Closed
OC
70
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$131K -10,380 Closed
CAN
71
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$143K -10,228 Closed
US Bancorp
72
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$34K -2,662 Closed
WAM
73
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$20K -1,648 Closed
FANJ
74
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$19K -1,500 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

65 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $220M — up 2.5% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BHK and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Invesco, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.19M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.13M.

  • 65 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q3 2015, down from 73 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $220M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q3 2015, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $7.19M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.