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iShares CMBS ETF

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.1M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75M → $79.1M (+$4.12M)

2.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.85%62.99% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3835 (-3)

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 7

Holders
35
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-7.89%
% of All Funds
0.93%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.1M +$4.94M +95,001 +81%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$8.85M -$204K -3,924 -2%
CC
3
Curian Capital
Colorado
$8.19M +$808K +15,551 +11%
HJA
4
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$6.94M
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.12M -$3.84M -73,882 -39%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.77M +$1.55M +29,905 +37%
MAA
7
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$4.08M +$489K +9,417 +14%
BIM
8
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.9M +$1.92M +36,895 +196%
CG
9
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$2.84M +$145K +2,798 +5%
NC
10
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$85.8K -1,650 -5%
LG
11
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$1.76M
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.71M +$1.1M +21,081 +182%
CC
13
Callan Capital
California
$1.59M -$220K -4,239 -12%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$1.55M +$1.3K +25 +0.1%
IFWM
15
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.44M -$139K -2,665 -9%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.38M -$1.21M -23,323 -47%
AssetMark Inc
17
AssetMark Inc
California
$1.35M -$9.1K -175 -0.7%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.31M +$405K +7,800 +45%
VKH
19
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.3M -$757K -14,570 -37%
SAM
20
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
$1.14M +$93K +1,790 +9%
HIC
21
Holderness Investments Company
North Carolina
$1.02M -$4.26K -82 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$991K +$61.1K +1,175 +7%
HH
23
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$940K +$937K +18,020 New
IPC
24
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$910K +$15.3K +295 +2%
BlackRock
25
BlackRock
New York
$879K +$314K +6,043 +56%

CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

35 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $79.1M — up 5.5% from $75M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of CMBS and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.94M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.84M.

  • 35 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q1 2015, down from 38 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $79.1M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.94M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.84M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.