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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $223M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 22

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 88 (+3)

0.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.97% → 29.5% (-0.47%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227M → $223M (-$3.74M)

Holders
88
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.53%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
34
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$1.13M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$999K
4
LNC
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
+$462K
5
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
+$414K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$7.06M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.44M
3
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$2.15M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.33M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$329K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FANJ
76
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$21K – – –
GWM
77
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$20K – – –
BRC
78
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$17K – – –
RFA
79
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$15K – – –
LYV
80
Live Your Vision
Pennsylvania
$13K +$309 +22 +2%
MPWT
81
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$11.4K +$11.4K +810 New
HNB
82
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$11K – – –
LC
83
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$11K – – –
IA
84
IFP Advisors
Florida
$10K -$5.48K -390 -36%
SPIA
85
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8K +$8.77K +624 New
HCM
86
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$7K – – –
BFEC
87
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6K – – –
CIM
88
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
WT
89
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
PCM
90
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
– -$2.15M -152,586 Closed
Millennium Management
91
Millennium Management
New York
– -$329K -23,435 Closed
PAG
92
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$230K -16,305 Closed
AA
93
Apriem Advisors
California
– -$178K -12,667 Closed
Goldman Sachs
94
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$147K -10,465 Closed
Northern Trust
95
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$1K -10,000 Closed
NFG
96
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$4K -314 Closed
SEI Investments
97
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$2K -150 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

88 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $223M — down 1.6% from $227M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BHK positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.7M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $7.06M.

  • 88 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q4 2017, up from 85 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $223M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q4 2017, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.7M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $7.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.