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iShares CMBS ETF

48 hedge funds and large institutions have $157M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 12

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $148M → $157M (+$9.73M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4648 (+2)

2.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.27%62.24% (+3%)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.35%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$28.7M +$213K +4,271 +0.8%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.3M -$44.8K -899 -0.2%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.4M +$6.68M +134,096 +38%
DJSG
4
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$18.4M +$902K +18,096 +5%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.1M +$249K +4,998 +2%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$11.9M -$1.07M -21,515 -8%
HJA
7
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$7.48M -$944K -18,934 -11%
AA
8
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$4.02M +$2.43M +48,812 +153%
ACM
9
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.4M +$3.38M +67,884 New
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.4M +$420K +8,429 +21%
CG
11
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$2.05M -$374K -7,497 -15%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$1.84M +$84.4K +1,693 +5%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$1.7M
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$1.61M +$967K +19,401 +153%
FIM
15
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.11M +$28.3K +567 +3%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$758K -$18.3K -368 -2%
Citigroup
17
Citigroup
New York
$681K +$668K +13,402 +6,701%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$609K -$17.4K -350 -3%
CHAM
19
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$578K +$997 +20 +0.2%
FA
20
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$527K +$31.6K +634 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$398K +$131K +2,630 +50%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$388K +$139K +2,798 +57%
CCM
23
Crabel Capital Management
California
$383K +$58.1K +1,165 +18%
ACM
24
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$378K -$68.7K -1,379 -15%
CC
25
Callan Capital
California
$323K

CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

48 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $157M — up 6.6% from $148M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new CMBS positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.68M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.04M sold.

  • 48 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q2 2018, up from 46 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $157M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.68M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.