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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $366M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 6

38% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 90 (+25)

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $277M → $366M (+$88.9M)

6.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.92% → 65.65% (+6.7%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
90
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+38.46%
% of All Funds
1.58%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
31
Increased
27
Reduced
25
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30.2M
2
BWL
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
+$29.8M
3
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$14.9M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$13M
5
TIM
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
+$9.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$12.8M
2
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
-$5M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.86M
5
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EC
76
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$9K +$9.57K +175 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
77
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$8K -$4.1K -75 -33%
Fidelity Investments
78
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7K -$656 -12 -9%
FMII
79
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$6K +$6.23K +114 New
BEI
80
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$5K +$5.19K +95 New
NFG
81
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K +$3.01K +55 New
FHA
82
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3K +$3.94K +72 New
MCC
83
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$2K -$1.2K -22 -40%
GI
84
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K +$1.91K +35 New
GEA
85
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$1.72K – – –
TC
86
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$1K – – –
FFA
87
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$1K +$547 +10 New
TC
88
Trust Company
Kansas
$1K +$1.31K +24 New
TAM
89
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$754 +$765 +14 New
SS
90
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
– -$5M -90,432 Closed
VWA
91
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
– -$411K -7,437 Closed
AI
92
AdvisorShares Investments
Maryland
– -$77K -1,392 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
93
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$50K -911 Closed
ICP
94
Interchange Capital Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$33K -601 Closed
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

90 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $366M — up 32% from $277M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new CMBS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $30.2M. The largest seller was Eaton Vance Management, cutting an estimated $12.8M.

  • 90 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q1 2021, up from 65 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $366M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 6 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.2M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $12.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.