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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
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209 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 28

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.64B → $3.15B (+$501M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 199 → 209 (+10)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 23 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 70

7.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.92% → 57.9% (-7%)

Holders
209
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
5.57%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
42
Increased
70
Reduced
70
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$26.2M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$18.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$17.3M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$16.6M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$120M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$88.6M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$65.5M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$40.7M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$19.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21.8M -$9.76M -192,557 -31%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$21.4M +$983K +19,401 +5%
ECML
28
Eagle Capital Management (Louisiana)
Louisiana
$21.3M +$147K +2,900 +0.7%
SMM
29
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$20M -$14.2M -279,318 -41%
SGAM
30
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$19.4M +$524K +10,339 +3%
BCM
31
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$18.4M +$18.5M +364,278 New
VA
32
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$18.4M +$670K +13,208 +4%
LG
33
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$18.2M -$2.09M -41,298 -10%
SMA
34
Simply Money Advisors
Ohio
$17.7M -$212K -4,191 -1%
JIR
35
James Investment Research
Ohio
$17.6M – – –
Jane Street
36
Jane Street
New York
$16.5M +$16.6M +326,654 New
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$14M +$14M +276,775 New
BCMO
38
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$13.1M +$2.5M +49,285 +23%
SF
39
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$12.5M +$540K +10,645 +4%
AWA
40
ARS Wealth Advisors
Florida
$12.4M +$77K +1,520 +0.6%
GLA
41
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$11.9M +$10.8M +212,525 +910%
HF
42
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$11.8M -$121K -2,380 -1%
BFA
43
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$11.5M -$19.5M -385,319 -63%
LPT
44
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$11.3M -$1.89M -37,274 -14%
CCG
45
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$11.1M +$416K +8,200 +4%
RW
46
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$10.5M +$816K +16,093 +8%
PWAG
47
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$10.3M -$1.3M -25,679 -11%
Natixis Advisors
48
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.3M +$500K +9,871 +5%
VKH
49
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$10M +$9.5M +187,509 +1,662%
FBNAT
50
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$9.91M -$1.56M -30,694 -14%
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FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

209 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.15B — up 19% from $2.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FLOT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $26.2M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $120M sold.

  • 209 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q4 2014, up from 199 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $26.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $120M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.