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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
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$205K +$2.08K +161 +1%
CAL
52
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$202K – – –
WEC
53
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$199K +$20.7K +1,600 +12%
HighTower Advisors
54
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$192K -$421K -32,528 -69%
Ameriprise
55
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$168K +$1.54K +119 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
56
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$137K -$17.1K -1,323 -11%
PWMAG
57
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
$135K -$7.44K -575 -5%
KA
58
Klingman & Associates
New York
$134K – – –
WA
59
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$67K – – –
JFA
60
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$57K +$55.5K +4,292 New
US Bancorp
61
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$54K +$51.7K +4,000 New
IIC
62
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$50K +$48.1K +3,719 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
63
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$42K +$375 +29 +0.9%
MFS
64
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$41K -$1.6K -124 -4%
DLHL
65
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$34K +$32.8K +2,533 New
CTC
66
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$33K -$1.23K -95 -4%
JWA
67
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$29K -$14.7K -1,136 -34%
First Manhattan
68
First Manhattan
New York
$22K – – –
AOWM
69
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$21K – – –
FANJ
70
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$20K +$19.4K +1,500 New
Citigroup
71
Citigroup
New York
$19K +$6.64K +513 +56%
GWM
72
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$19K +$18.5K +1,428 New
BAM
73
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$13K – – –
TFA
74
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$11K +$168 +13 +2%
RFA
75
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$10K – – –
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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.