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iShares CMBS ETF

43 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $163M → $166M (+$3.55M)

0.21% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.85%51.64% (-0.21%)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4943 (-6)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
43
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-12.24%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$42.3M +$13.3M +268,503 +47%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.6M -$39.1K -790 -0.1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$25.5M +$1.95M +39,397 +8%
DJSG
4
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$20.9M +$1.07M +21,529 +5%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$11.2M -$489K -9,871 -4%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.3M -$4.88M -98,533 -32%
HJA
7
Hugh Johnson Advisors
New York
$5.61M -$1.67M -33,796 -23%
ACM
8
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.82M +$159K +3,206 +4%
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.38M +$598K +12,091 +22%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$2.64M +$791K +15,972 +44%
EWF
11
Epstein & White Financial
California
$2.24M +$1.2M +24,218 +119%
Franklin Resources
12
Franklin Resources
California
$1.46M -$184K -3,726 -11%
CG
13
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.35M -$392K -7,925 -23%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.11M +$1.09M +22,105 New
FIM
15
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.08M -$44.1K -891 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$894K +$198K +4,002 +29%
FA
17
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$781K +$289K +5,834 +60%
GFPC
18
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$723K +$34.4K +695 +5%
CHAM
19
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$550K -$4.7K -95 -0.9%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$547K +$151K +3,042 +39%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$435K +$40K +809 +10%
AG
22
Advisor Group
Arizona
$391K +$267K +5,393 +227%
ACM
23
AlphaStar Capital Management
North Carolina
$306K +$1.98K +40 +0.7%
SFA
24
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$302K +$297K +6,010 New
SIA
25
Strategic Investment Advisors
Michigan
$279K +$274K +5,542 New

CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

43 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $166M — up 2.2% from $163M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CMBS and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, adding an estimated $13.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.08M sold.

  • 43 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2018, down from 49 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $166M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $13.3M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $6.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.