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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $448M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

105% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 21

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 14

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $366M → $448M (+$82.2M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 98 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 65.65% → 63.12% (-2.5%)

Holders
98
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.89%
% of All Funds
1.71%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
43
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$14.3M
2
BWL
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
+$11.1M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.25M
4
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$9.06M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.21M
2
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
-$1.53M
3
BWA
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
-$931K
4
T
TRUADVICE
Florida
-$321K
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$318K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
76
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$71K +$35.9K +662 +102%
FGAM
77
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$54K -$2.22K -41 -6%
AWA
78
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$31K -$2.01K -37 -6%
Fifth Third Bancorp
79
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$30K – – –
LAS
80
Lloyd Advisory Services
Georgia
$28K +$3.09K +57 +13%
BFEC
81
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$27K +$3.63K +67 +15%
APA
82
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$22.7K -$5.42K -100 -19%
SB
83
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$21K +$21.4K +394 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
84
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18K +$18.2K +335 New
LDFR
85
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$16K – – –
CFD
86
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$16K +$16.3K +301 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
87
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$12K – – –
Fidelity Investments
88
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7K +$54 +1 +0.8%
BEI
89
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$5K +$54 +1 +1%
PNC Financial Services Group
90
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.63K +67 New
NFG
91
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K -$380 -7 -13%
FHA
92
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$3K – – –
GEA
93
Glen Eagle Advisors
New Jersey
$1.74K – – –
FFA
94
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
$1K – – –
TC
95
Trust Company
Kansas
$1K – – –
ACA
96
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$1K +$1.19K +22 New
TAM
97
Tucker Asset Management
Colorado
$761 – – –
BWA
98
Beam Wealth Advisors
Louisiana
– -$931K -17,291 Closed
T
99
TRUADVICE
Florida
– -$321K -5,923 Closed
SIA
100
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$289K -5,367 Closed
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

98 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $448M — up 22% from $366M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new CMBS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $14.3M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.21M.

  • 98 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q2 2021, up from 90 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $448M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 14 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $14.3M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.