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iShares CMBS ETF

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $255M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 26

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8792 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $252M → $255M (+$2.91M)

1.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.54%56.93% (-1.6%)

Holders
92
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.75%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
33
Reduced
26
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AAS
26
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$2.29M +$456K +9,467 +25%
BlackRock
27
BlackRock
New York
$2.22M +$524K +10,883 +31%
TIAA Trust, National Association
28
TIAA Trust, National Association
North Carolina
$2.04M +$2.02M +41,898 New
First Trust Advisors
29
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.92M +$44.1K +917 +2%
AA
30
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$1.59M -$382K -7,946 -20%
GC
31
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.59M +$156K +3,239 +11%
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.56M -$65.6K -1,363 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.3M +$1.29M +26,716 New
PVM
34
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$1.15M -$8.47K -176 -0.7%
Cetera Investment Advisers
35
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.15M +$292K +6,073 +35%
CM
36
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$1.14M +$231K +4,801 +26%
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
37
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$863K -$179K -3,730 -17%
CTI
38
Community Trust & Investment
Kentucky
$795K +$785K +16,322 New
MHR
39
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$784K -$75.6K -1,571 -9%
WJA
40
Willis Johnson & Associates
Texas
$729K -$9.43K -196 -1%
Jones Financial Companies
41
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$713K +$128K +2,650 +22%
TAP
42
Tounjian Advisory Partners
Florida
$693K -$3.18K -66 -0.5%
TIM
43
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$650K -$15.2M -316,516 -96%
ECA
44
Elevated Capital Advisors
Utah
$537K
Comerica Bank
45
Comerica Bank
Texas
$527K -$115K -2,386 -18%
TI
46
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$515K -$603K -12,534 -54%
MAM
47
MMA Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$492K +$486K +10,099 New
KAS
48
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$489K +$219K +4,551 +83%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
49
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$480K +$474K +9,852 New
P
50
&Partners
Tennessee
$444K +$164K +3,410 +60%

CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

92 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $255M — up 1.2% from $252M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new CMBS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prepared Retirement Institute, adding an estimated $4.64M. The largest seller was Tortoise Investment Management, cutting an estimated $15.2M.

  • 92 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q2 2025, up from 87 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $255M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Prepared Retirement Institute, an estimated $4.64M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Tortoise Investment Management, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.