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58 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 17

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 58 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M → $200M (+$13.4M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.72% → 47.92% (+1.2%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.41%
% of All Funds
1.14%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$5.83M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.74M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.19M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$3.14M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EWF
Epstein & White Financial
California
-$2.04M
2
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
-$1.26M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$1.13M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.12M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$885K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
51
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$5K – – –
FA
52
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.83K +72 New
GEA
53
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$1.69K +$1.7K +32 New
LWA
54
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$1K – – –
WAP
55
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CAC
56
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$1K +$1.01K +19 New
WQ
57
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$41 +$109K +2,061 New
HighTower Advisors
58
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
– -$885K -16,573 Closed
AWM
59
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$288K -5,392 Closed
SS
60
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$288K -5,392 Closed
CC
61
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$238K -4,453 Closed
MSAM
62
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
– -$237K -4,437 Closed
FAAS
63
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$27K -503 Closed
FNBOSM
64
First National Bank of South Miami
Florida
– -$11K -200 Closed
BHWM
65
Bay Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
– -$10K -188 Closed
BFO
66
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
– -$7K -136 Closed
RP
67
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
– -$3K -50 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
68
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$1K -18 Closed
LAS
69
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
– +$159 +3 New
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

58 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $200M — up 7.2% from $186M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new CMBS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.83M. The largest seller was Epstein & White Financial, cutting an estimated $2.04M.

  • 58 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 54 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $200M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.83M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Epstein & White Financial, an estimated $2.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.