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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $225M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

225% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 4

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 22

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 87 (+9)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223M → $225M (+$2.27M)

0.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.56% → 29.37% (-0.19%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
87
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+11.54%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
34
Reduced
22
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.92M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.18M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.56M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$876K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$522K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$4.85M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$2.95M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.95M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.52M
5
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$1.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
51
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$223K +$223K +15,818 New
CAL
52
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$214K – – –
HighTower Advisors
53
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$208K – – –
AA
54
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$199K +$198K +14,000 New
CAS
55
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$196K +$34.9K +2,473 +22%
WS
56
Wedbush Securities
California
$193K +$46.6K +3,299 +32%
Royal Bank of Canada
57
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$185K +$11K +779 +6%
OIA
58
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$164K +$163K +11,513 New
Fiera Capital (Canada)
59
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$163K +$162K +11,439 New
WEC
60
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$154K -$27.8K -1,972 -15%
MFS
61
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$147K +$10.8K +763 +8%
FAAS
62
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$145K +$144K +10,188 New
KA
63
Klingman & Associates
New York
$142K – – –
WA
64
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$71K – – –
IIC
65
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$51K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
66
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$45K – – –
US Bancorp
67
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$43K +$42.4K +3,000 New
IA
68
IFP Advisors
Florida
$40K -$1.19K -84 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
69
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$35K -$11K -778 -24%
JWA
70
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$31K – – –
AOWM
71
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$23K – – –
First Manhattan
72
First Manhattan
New York
$23K – – –
FANJ
73
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$21K – – –
BAM
74
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$13K – – –
LYV
75
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$13K +$12.6K +894 New
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

87 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $225M — up 1% from $223M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BHK positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.92M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $4.85M.

  • 87 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q3 2016, up from 78 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $225M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q3 2016, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.92M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $4.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.