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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
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214 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 25

3.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.9% → 61.81% (+3.9%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 209 → 214 (+5)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 21 (-2)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 87

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $2.11B (-$1.03B)

Holders
214
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.39%
% of All Funds
5.7%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
33
Increased
62
Reduced
87
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$108M
2
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$88.8M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$25.7M
4
GAIA
Global Atlantic Investment Advisors
Indiana
+$17M
5
BOTW
Bank of the West
California
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$108M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$42.6M
3
MG
Mather Group
Illinois
-$31.1M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$28.3M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$21.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAM
226
First Allied Asset Management
California
– -$399K -7,966 Closed
SI
227
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$384K -7,609 Closed
BA
228
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
– -$331K -6,550 Closed
OC
229
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$260K -5,145 Closed
Deutsche Bank
230
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$250K -4,961 Closed
HCM
231
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
– -$240K -4,750 Closed
SAM
232
Stringer Asset Management
Tennessee
– -$224K -4,440 Closed
PG
233
Patten Group
Tennessee
– -$184K -3,640 Closed
NPC
234
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$65.3K -1,291 Closed
BRWM
235
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$36K -726 Closed
BBHC
236
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$20K -400 Closed
BRWA
237
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$15 -294 Closed
MAS
238
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
– -$11K -218 Closed
First Manhattan
239
First Manhattan
New York
– -$9K -197 Closed
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FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

214 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.11B — down 33% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FLOT positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $108M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $108M sold.

  • 214 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q1 2015, up from 209 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $108M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $108M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.