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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $219M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 88 → 94 (+6)

1.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.5% → 30.91% (+1.4%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $223M → $219M (-$4.89M)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 30

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+6.82%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
28
Reduced
30
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.08M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.59M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.37M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$990K
5
WS
Wela Strategies
Georgia
+$939K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
XS
XML Securities
Maryland
-$2.31M
2
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
-$995K
3
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$706K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$695K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$436K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APA
76
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$40.8K +$41.6K +3,116 New
SSB
77
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$39K -$101K -7,560 -72%
PWM
78
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$38K – – –
SFM
79
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$31K +$31.3K +2,341 New
JWA
80
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$28K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
81
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$26K – – –
First Manhattan
82
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
AF
83
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$20K +$20K +1,500 New
GWM
84
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$19K – – –
BRC
85
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$16K – – –
RFA
86
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$14K – – –
RCAG
87
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$14K +$14.4K +1,079 New
CAL
88
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$13K +$13.4K +1,000 New
IA
89
IFP Advisors
Florida
$10K – – –
SPIA
90
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8K – – –
BFEC
91
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6K – – –
HCM
92
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
CIM
93
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
BAM
94
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$5K +$5.34K +400 New
WT
95
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
XS
96
XML Securities
Maryland
– -$2.31M -164,346 Closed
SFS
97
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
– -$288K -20,500 Closed
Squarepoint
98
Squarepoint
New York
– -$261K -18,604 Closed
WAM
99
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$257K -18,335 Closed
PWMAG
100
Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group
New Jersey
– -$150K -10,700 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

94 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $219M — down 2.2% from $223M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BHK positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $2.08M. The largest seller was XML Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.31M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q1 2018, up from 88 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $219M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q1 2018, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $2.08M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q1 2018 was XML Securities, an estimated $2.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.