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iShares CMBS ETF

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in iShares CMBS ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 17

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5458 (+4)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M → $200M (+$13.4M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.72%47.92% (+1.2%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+7.41%
% of All Funds
1.14%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
16
Increased
20
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.5M +$3.19M +60,092 +9%
CSIA
2
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$32.8M -$272K -5,126 -0.8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$23.9M -$603K -11,359 -2%
DJSG
4
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$21.4M -$1.26M -23,737 -6%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$14.6M +$3.14M +59,157 +27%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.9M -$314K -5,909 -2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$7.02M +$5.83M +109,683 +472%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$6.03M +$4.74M +89,200 +356%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$4.89M +$448K +8,424 +10%
ACM
10
Advisors Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.74M +$285K +5,364 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.88M +$606K +11,408 +18%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$3.06M +$3.08M +57,947 New
HH
13
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.96M +$87.9K +1,654 +3%
FIM
14
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.68M -$551K -10,377 -17%
Franklin Resources
15
Franklin Resources
California
$2.12M -$1.13M -21,313 -35%
WA
16
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2M -$141K -2,656 -7%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.57M +$6.64K +125 +0.4%
GFPC
18
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$1.57M -$120K -2,266 -7%
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.57M +$717K +13,503 +83%
CG
20
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.35M -$69.8K -1,314 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.07M +$1.07M +20,205 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$886K +$543K +10,220 +155%
BCA
23
Biltmore Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$703K -$139K -2,610 -16%
FA
24
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$651K -$35.4K -667 -5%
CHAM
25
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$614K +$62.2K +1,170 +11%

CMBS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

58 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $200M — up 7.2% from $186M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new CMBS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $5.83M. The largest seller was Epstein & White Financial, cutting an estimated $2.04M.

  • 58 institutional investors held iShares CMBS ETF (CMBS) as of Q4 2019, up from 54 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $200M of iShares CMBS ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares CMBS ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.83M added.
  • The largest iShares CMBS ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Epstein & White Financial, an estimated $2.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.