PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
BOND
166 hedge funds and large institutions have $658M invested in PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
2.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.76% → 26.15% (-2.6%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 166 (-15)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 41
37% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.05B → $658M (-$394M)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 71
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $375K | Put options by funds: $740K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.9M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.24M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.3M |
| 4 |
PAMG
Patton Albertson Miller Group
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
|
+$2.52M |
| 5 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$68.6M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$62.5M |
| 3 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$33M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$31.3M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$30M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AF
201
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
| – | -$204K | -1,876 | Closed |
|
|
BMM
202
Buffington Mohr McNeal
Boise,
Idaho
| – | -$116K | -1,070 | Closed |
|
|
MHS
203
M Holdings Securities
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$115K | -1,057 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
204
Orinda Asset Management
Lafayette,
California
| – | -$97K | -892 | Closed |
|
|
BPBT
205
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$30K | -274 | Closed |
|
|
LWM
206
LBA Wealth Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$27K | -249 | Closed |
|
|
WEC
207
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$13.6K | -126 | Closed |
|
208
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$109 | +1 | New |
|
BOND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
166 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $658M — down 37% from $1.05B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of BOND and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 71 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $10.9M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $68.6M.
- 166 institutional investors held PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund (BOND) as of Q4 2014, down from 181 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $658M of PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund stock for Q4 2014, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 41 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.9M added.
- The largest PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $68.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.