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iShares CMBS ETF
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40 hedge funds and large institutions have $137M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 6

2.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.08% → 57.28% (+2.2%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $132M → $137M (+$5.64M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 40 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
40
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.44M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.02M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.57M
4
DJSG
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
+$1.2M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.98M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.53M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$601K
4
AA
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
-$556K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$340K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$28.4M +$248K +4,784 +0.9%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23M +$1.2M +23,120 +5%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$14.9M +$3.44M +66,480 +30%
DJSG
4
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$1.2M +23,169 +9%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.2M +$1.57M +30,299 +12%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.7M +$2.02M +39,095 +17%
HJA
7
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$9.05M +$10.5K +203 +0.1%
CG
8
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$2.73M -$194K -3,743 -7%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$1.66M – – –
HH
10
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.64M +$710K +13,713 +76%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$1.47M +$760K +14,682 +106%
GC
12
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.34M +$27K +521 +2%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$1.22M -$3.98M -77,017 -76%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.19M +$1.19M +22,980 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$1.06M +$291K +5,624 +38%
FA
16
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$894K +$32.3K +625 +4%
FIM
17
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$846K +$849K +16,405 New
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$791K +$82K +1,585 +12%
AA
19
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$727K -$556K -10,739 -43%
IFWM
20
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$688K +$8.33K +161 +1%
CHAM
21
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$596K +$14.2K +275 +2%
BTS
22
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$428K +$1.19K +23 +0.3%
BGC
23
Blue Granite Capital
South Carolina
$397K +$129K +2,500 +48%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$348K -$286K -5,527 -45%
CC
25
Callan Capital
California
$333K – – –
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CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

40 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $137M — up 4.3% from $132M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in CMBS was balanced in Q3 2017: 4 funds opened new positions, 4 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $3.44M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.98M.

  • 40 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q3 2017, unchanged from Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $137M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $3.44M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.