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iShares CMBS ETF
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $75M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 33 → 38 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.1M → $75M (-$153K)

1.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.26% → 60.85% (-1.4%)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+15.15%
% of All Funds
1.01%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.28M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$1.19M
3
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
+$1.15M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$898K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$892K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
-$6.62M
2
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$1.28M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.2M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$738K
5
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
-$577K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
26
BlackRock
New York
$553K +$126K +2,442 +29%
TC
27
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$530K +$534K +10,357 New
BOTW
28
Bank of the West
California
$253K +$255K +4,943 New
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$252K +$96.2K +1,865 +61%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$249K -$59K -1,143 -19%
Lazard Asset Management
31
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$207K – – –
CHAM
32
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$203K +$205K +3,965 New
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$46K +$31.1K +603 +208%
BA
34
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$37K +$2.06K +40 +6%
TRCT
35
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$8K +$7.64K +148 New
MFS
36
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K +$3.56K +69 +92%
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K +$1.65K +32 New
BRWA
38
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$12 +$12.2K +237 New
JG
39
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1.28M -24,960 Closed
WA
40
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
– -$5K -93 Closed
PAG
41
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$1K -10 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
42
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– +$52 +1 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

38 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $75M — down 0.2% from $75.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new CMBS positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.28M. The largest seller was Managed Account Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.62M.

  • 38 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2014, up from 33 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $75M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.28M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $6.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.