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BlackRock Core Bond Trust
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in BlackRock Core Bond Trust in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 28

1.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.91% → 32.07% (+1.2%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $219M → $217M (-$2M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 92 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
92
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.13%
% of All Funds
2.11%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
31
Reduced
28
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.55M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$1.58M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.31M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$823K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$3.11M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.18M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.15M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$359K
5
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
-$317K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
76
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27K -$14.1K -1,095 -34%
Fifth Third Bancorp
77
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$25K – – –
First Manhattan
78
First Manhattan
New York
$21K – – –
AF
79
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$19K – – –
BRC
80
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$15K – – –
RFA
81
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$14K – – –
RCAG
82
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$13.8K – – –
GWM
83
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$13K -$5.72K -445 -30%
LC
84
Landaas & Company
Wisconsin
$10K +$10K +780 New
IA
85
IFP Advisors
Florida
$9K – – –
SEI Investments
86
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$9K +$9.49K +739 New
BFEC
87
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$6K – – –
HCM
88
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$6K – – –
CIM
89
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
PMG
90
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$4.41K -$976 -76 -0%
WT
91
Whittier Trust
California
$3K – – –
BAM
92
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$2K -$3.21K -250 -63%
LCM
93
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$313K -23,910 Closed
PAG
94
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$203K -15,507 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
95
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$133K -10,162 Closed
IIC
96
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
– -$49K -3,719 Closed
SSB
97
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$39K -3,000 Closed
PWM
98
Perigon Wealth Management
California
– -$38K -2,900 Closed
CAL
99
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$13K -1,000 Closed
SPIA
100
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$8K -624 Closed
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BHK Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

92 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $217M — down 0.91% from $219M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of BHK and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.6M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $3.11M.

  • 92 institutional investors held BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) as of Q2 2018, down from 94 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $217M of BlackRock Core Bond Trust stock for Q2 2018, down 0.91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Core Bond Trust positions in Q2 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust buyer in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.6M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Core Bond Trust seller in Q2 2018 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $3.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.