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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $186M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 10

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 17

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $194M → $186M (-$7.86M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 54 (-1)

4.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.28% → 46.72% (-4.6%)

Holders
54
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
17
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$3.62M
2
HH
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
+$2.9M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.74M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.33M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$1.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.28M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.72M
3
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$2.64M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.3M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CHAM
26
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$560K +$78.6K +1,475 +16%
FGAM
27
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$520K -$85.3K -1,601 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$369K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$351K +$12K +225 +4%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$335K +$75K +1,407 +29%
BTS
31
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$293K -$5.54K -104 -2%
AWM
32
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$288K -$2.64M -49,602 -90%
SS
33
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$288K -$1.68M -31,449 -85%
CC
34
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$238K +$237K +4,453 New
MSAM
35
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$237K -$4.96K -93 -2%
US Bancorp
36
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$214K -$198K -3,711 -48%
Baird Financial Group
37
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$203K +$202K +3,792 New
CFA
38
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$106K -$574K -10,765 -84%
AAM
39
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$42K +$42.3K +794 New
FAAS
40
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$27K +$26.8K +503 New
MA
41
MUFG Americas
New York
$23K – – –
LDFR
42
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
LFG
43
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$15K – – –
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$12K +$11.1K +208 +2,311%
FNBOSM
45
First National Bank of South Miami
Florida
$11K – – –
BHWM
46
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$10K – – –
BFO
47
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$7K +$7.25K +136 New
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6K +$6.45K +121 New
RIA
49
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$5K – – –
RP
50
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$3K +$2.67K +50 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

54 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $186M — down 4.1% from $194M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CMBS was balanced in Q3 2019: 10 funds opened new positions, 10 closed out, 17 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $3.62M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.28M sold.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q3 2019, down from 55 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $186M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $3.62M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $5.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.