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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 8

113% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $107M → $173M (+$65.7M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 45 → 53 (+8)

5.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.89% → 72.87% (+6%)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+17.78%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
19
Reduced
8
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
+$11.2M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$10.7M
3
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
+$8.5M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.31M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.72M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.94M
3
ACM
Arlington Capital Management
Illinois
-$410K
4
CG
Colony Group
Massachusetts
-$248K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$135K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HH
26
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$937K -$20.9K -406 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$677K +$669K +13,009 New
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$576K -$2.72M -52,950 -83%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$537K +$531K +10,320 New
CHAM
30
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$457K +$203K +3,940 +81%
BTS
31
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$422K +$417K +8,114 New
SS
32
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$413K +$409K +7,948 New
GC
33
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$412K -$135K -2,623 -25%
CC
34
Callan Capital
California
$411K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$333K +$329K +6,397 New
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$305K -$34.6K -673 -10%
CAM
37
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$298K +$296K +5,754 New
IPC
38
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$258K +$255K +4,965 New
MA
39
MUFG Americas
New York
$247K +$234K +4,553 +2,288%
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$200K +$96.2K +1,870 +95%
BA
41
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$186K +$25K +485 +16%
TFA
42
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$184K +$181K +3,521 +44,013%
Lazard Asset Management
43
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$123K – – –
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$65K +$51 +1 +0.1%
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$51K +$50.2K +975 New
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$47K – – –
KT
47
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$39K +$38.9K +757 New
KF
48
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$17K – – –
PFBT
49
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$8K +$7.67K +149 New
AIG
50
American International Group
New York
$4K – – –
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

53 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $173M — up 62% from $107M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CMBS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sage Advisory Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $2.72M.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q1 2016, up from 45 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $173M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Sage Advisory Services, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.72M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.