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iShares CMBS ETF
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $148M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 12

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 44 (+4)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $137M → $148M (+$10.4M)

2.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.28% → 60.03% (+2.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
9
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.34M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.64M
3
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
+$1.55M
4
IFWM
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
+$1.4M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.34M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.2M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.19M
4
HH
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
-$705K
5
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$428K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Callan Capital
California
$331K – – –
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$326K -$20.5K -398 -6%
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$280K +$40.3K +784 +17%
FGC
29
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$141K +$142K +2,771 New
NEAM
30
New England Asset Management
Connecticut
$113K +$113K +2,200 New
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$103K -$8.89K -173 -8%
MA
32
MUFG Americas
New York
$94K -$97.8K -1,903 -51%
TFA
33
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$91K -$51.4K -999 -36%
CFA
34
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$25K -$38.9K -756 -60%
AG
35
Advisor Group
Arizona
$22K +$617 +12 +3%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$10K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.96K +116 New
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K – – –
SEI Investments
39
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
GC
40
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$1.34M -26,004 Closed
VF
41
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$1.19M -22,980 Closed
BTS
42
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$428K -8,310 Closed
MCIA
43
Mountain Capital Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$82K -1,591 Closed
PFA
44
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
– +$51 +1 New
BCP
45
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
– +$154 +3 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

44 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $148M — up 7.6% from $137M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new CMBS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.34M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.34M sold.

  • 44 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2017, up from 40 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $148M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.34M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.34M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.