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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 19

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 72 (+7)

1.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.53% → 32.95% (+1.4%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $225M (+$5.02M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
72
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.77%
% 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
14
Increased
23
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$2.84M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.73M
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$1.77M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.45M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$912K
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$457K
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$410K
4
PG
Patten Group
Tennessee
-$392K
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$345K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCS
51
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$68K +$65.7K +5,125 New
WA
52
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$63K – – –
JWA
53
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$42K – – –
MFS
54
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$40K +$17.3K +1,351 +74%
Fifth Third Bancorp
55
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$39K – – –
FAM
56
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$38K – – –
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Florida
$34K +$34.3K +2,679 New
CTC
58
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$32K -$29K -2,263 -47%
First Manhattan
59
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
AOWM
60
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$20K +$20.4K +1,590 New
Deutsche Bank
61
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15K – – –
BAM
62
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$12K -$5.45K -425 -31%
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$12K +$6.87K +536 +143%
AIA
64
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$12K +$12.6K +986 New
TFA
65
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11K +$167 +13 +2%
RFA
66
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10K – – –
PCM
67
Penserra Capital Management
California
$8K +$7.96K +621 New
HCM
68
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
Creative Planning
69
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4K +$4.48K +350 New
NFG
70
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K – – –
WT
71
Whittier Trust
California
$3K +$13 +1 +0.5%
ASN
72
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2K +$1.55K +121 New
Baird Financial Group
73
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
– -$214K -16,544 Closed
FIMG
74
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
– -$140K -10,803 Closed
RIA
75
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$66K -5,125 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

72 of the 3,813 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $225M — up 2.3% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BHK positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, adding an estimated $2.84M. The largest seller was AQR Arbitrage, cutting an estimated $912K.

  • 72 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q4 2015, up from 65 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $225M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $2.84M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q4 2015 was AQR Arbitrage, an estimated $912K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.