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iShares CMBS ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $254M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $254M (+$12.3M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 55 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

2.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.27% → 75.28% (-3%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
7
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.22M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.86M
3
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
+$2.72M
4
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
+$2.43M
5
HJA
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
+$1.42M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$1.62M
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.33M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$951K
4
ECM
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
-$635K
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$635K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HH
26
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$956K – – –
SS
27
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$731K -$63.2K -1,189 -8%
EDRAML
28
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg
$706K +$707K +13,300 New
CAM
29
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$618K -$32.1K -603 -5%
EDRS
30
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$618K +$619K +11,645 New
VKH
31
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$582K -$1.33M -25,044 -70%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$563K +$133K +2,499 +31%
Jane Street
33
Jane Street
New York
$517K -$951K -17,881 -65%
IPC
34
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$499K +$36.2K +680 +8%
CHAM
35
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$445K -$106K -1,990 -19%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$443K +$444K +8,353 New
CC
37
Callan Capital
California
$420K – – –
MA
38
MUFG Americas
New York
$372K +$124K +2,339 +50%
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$341K -$5.74K -108 -2%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$315K +$250K +4,700 +384%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$244K +$106 +2 +0%
BA
42
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$234K +$29.4K +552 +14%
Lazard Asset Management
43
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$126K – – –
IA
44
IFP Advisors
Florida
$90K – – –
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$67K +$13.6K +256 +26%
KT
46
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$58K – – –
DADC
47
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$52K – – –
Creative Planning
48
Creative Planning
Kansas
$27K +$26.9K +506 New
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$25K – – –
PFBT
50
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$23K – – –
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

55 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $254M — up 5.1% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CMBS was balanced in Q3 2016: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.22M. The largest seller was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.62M sold.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $254M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.22M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $1.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.