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PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $849M invested in PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 15

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $658M → $849M (+$190M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 177 (+11)

5.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.15% → 31.47% (+5.3%)

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $297K | Put options by funds: $804K

Holders
177
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.63%
% of All Funds
4.72%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
29
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
15
Calls
$297K
Puts
$804K
Net Calls
-$507K
Net Calls Change
-$142K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JCM
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
+$52M
2
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$50.3M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$26.1M
4
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$20.9M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$16.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$14.7M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.7M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$7.88M
4
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$7.4M
5
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
-$1.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DAC
101
Dividend Assets Capital
South Carolina
$446K -$52.5K -480 -11%
UMA
102
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$441K – – –
NG
103
Northstar Group
New York
$418K -$54.7K -500 -12%
ST
104
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$416K -$1.06M -9,691 -72%
CAM
105
Cubic Asset Management
Massachusetts
$415K – – –
FAAS
106
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$393K +$128K +1,170 +48%
FAM
107
Foothills Asset Management
Arizona
$372K – – –
NPC
108
National Planning Corporation
California
$363K -$828K -7,568 -69%
BCM
109
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$360K -$7.4M -67,608 -95%
SI
110
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$355K +$352K +3,219 New
HCM
111
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$351K – – –
CNB
112
City National Bank
California
$350K -$327K -2,987 -48%
CFS
113
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
$345K – – –
CA
114
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$344K +$32.8K +300 +11%
EWM
115
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$344K +$252K +2,300 +279%
IH
116
IFC Holdings
Florida
$329K +$6.46K +59 +2%
Ameriprise
117
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$326K -$109 -1 -0%
SHA
118
Smith Hayes Advisers
Nebraska
$319K – – –
CAN
119
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$318K -$38.6K -353 -11%
YP
120
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$306K +$12K +110 +4%
HighTower Advisors
121
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$301K +$67.5K +617 +29%
CA
122
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$294K – – –
Mariner
123
Mariner
Kansas
$290K -$21.9K -200 -7%
SCG
124
Sonata Capital Group
Washington
$286K – – –
AT
125
Acadia Trust
Maine
$285K – – –
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5
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BOND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

177 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $849M — up 29% from $658M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new BOND positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janney Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $52M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.7M sold.

  • 177 institutional investors held PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) as of Q1 2015, up from 166 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $849M of PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Janney Capital Management, an estimated $52M added.
  • The largest PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund seller in Q1 2015 was WBI Investments, an estimated $14.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.