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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 10

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $136M → $135M (-$1.3M)

3.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.99% → 58.47% (-3.5%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 39 (-4)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
39
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-9.3%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$11.2M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.17M
3
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
+$2.96M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.03M
5
EDRH
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
+$685K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$6.63M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.88M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.56M
4
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$1.34M
5
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
26
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$291K – – –
TSS
27
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$220K +$219K +4,285 New
BGC
28
Blue Granite Capital
South Carolina
$215K – – –
TFA
29
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$210K -$30.1K -589 -13%
MA
30
MUFG Americas
New York
$144K +$2.1K +41 +1%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$101K +$7.01K +137 +7%
CFA
32
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$64K +$64.3K +1,258 New
PFBT
33
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$22K – – –
AG
34
Advisor Group
Arizona
$21K -$1.79K -35 -8%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$21K +$21.1K +413 New
GRP
36
Global Retirement Partners
California
$2K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.88M -56,379 Closed
LG
38
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
– -$1.03M -20,199 Closed
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$630K -12,337 Closed
Ameriprise
40
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$359K -7,034 Closed
WAM
41
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$1K -18 Closed
RFM
42
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– +$716 +14 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

39 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $135M — down 0.96% from $136M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of CMBS and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $6.63M.

  • 39 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q1 2017, down from 43 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $135M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 0.96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.