iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
516 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.89B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 64 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 170 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
68% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 38
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.17B → $3.89B (+$725M)
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 28 (+4)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 170
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 495 → 516 (+21)
2.81% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.36% → 61.17% (+2.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$222M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$99.1M |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.2M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$22.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
-$29.5M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$21.1M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$20.1M |
| 4 |
CISOA
Capital Investment Services of America
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$11.2M |
| 5 |
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$8.58M |
FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
516 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $3.89B — up 23% from $3.17B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 64 funds opened new FLOT positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 189 added to existing stakes and 170 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $222M. The largest seller was IndexIQ Advisors, cutting an estimated $29.5M.
- 516 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q1 2021, up from 495 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $3.89B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 64 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 38 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $222M added.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was IndexIQ Advisors, an estimated $29.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.