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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

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: 209214 (+5)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2321 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BOTW
26
Bank of the West
California
$22M +$12.6M +248,723 +133%
SGAM
27
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$20.8M +$1.35M +26,592 +7%
VA
28
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$18.7M +$274K +5,415 +1%
AC
29
AFAM Capital
Texas
$17.6M -$9.62M -190,077 -35%
BCMO
30
Buckingham Capital Management (Ohio)
Ohio
$15.2M +$2.11M +41,747 +16%
SF
31
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$12.7M +$181K +3,571 +1%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$12.7M -$9.12M -180,173 -42%
GLA
33
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$11.7M -$259K -5,123 -2%
HF
34
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$11.4M -$398K -7,865 -3%
LG
35
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$11M -$7.24M -143,125 -40%
RW
36
Rand Wealth
Maryland
$10.7M +$249K +4,930 +2%
PWAG
37
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$10M -$295K -5,826 -3%
Natixis Advisors
38
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.87M -$418K -8,262 -4%
LPT
39
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$9.49M -$1.83M -36,087 -16%
FBNAT
40
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$9.27M -$656K -12,960 -7%
UCFA
41
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$9.09M +$223K +4,402 +3%
JIR
42
James Investment Research
Ohio
$8.4M
US Bancorp
43
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8.25M +$517K +10,210 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
44
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.22M +$1.52M +29,968 +27%
AII
45
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$7.04M +$7.04M +139,145 New
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.81M +$2.3M +45,491 +51%
BFG
47
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$6.78M +$17K +335 +0.3%
SPC
48
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$6.17M +$3.97M +78,452 +181%
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.05M -$7.95M -157,193 -57%
SMM
50
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$5.94M -$14.1M -278,332 -70%

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.