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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $107M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 → 45 (+3)

5.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.11% → 66.89% (-5.2%)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $107M (-$29.5M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
45
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
11
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.69M
2
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
+$2.57M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$2.32M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.68M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$16.5M
2
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$8.02M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$5.9M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.46M
5
SAM
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
-$1.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CHAM
26
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$245K +$18.9K +370 +8%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$166K -$56K -1,094 -25%
BA
28
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$156K +$16.4K +320 +12%
Lazard Asset Management
29
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$123K – – –
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$100K +$11.3K +220 +13%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$65K +$65.5K +1,280 New
MFS
32
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$46K +$30.5K +597 +192%
AP
33
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$24K – – –
KF
34
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$16K – – –
MA
35
MUFG Americas
New York
$10K +$10.2K +199 New
AIG
36
American International Group
New York
$4K +$3.27K +64 +256%
AssetMark Inc
37
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K -$1.3M -25,395 -100%
BCI
38
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K -$154 -3 -9%
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K +$409 +8 New
PMFA
40
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1K +$563 +11 New
WAM
41
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$1K +$921 +18 New
NMIS
42
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.18K +23 New
Bank of New York Mellon
43
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$16.5M -318,336 Closed
RJA
44
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$5.9M -113,943 Closed
SAM
45
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
– -$1.48M -28,536 Closed
IPC
46
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$954K -18,430 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$791K -15,306 Closed
BCMIO
48
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
– +$51 +1 New
AFP
49
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– +$256 +5 New
NFG
50
Next Financial Group
Texas
– +$358 +7 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

45 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $107M — down 22% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new CMBS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.69M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.5M sold.

  • 45 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2015, up from 42 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $107M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.69M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.