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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

547 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.68B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 173 increasing their positions, 260 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 55.79%54.19% (-1.6%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 564547 (-17)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 59

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.65B → $5.68B (-$968M)

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8559 (-26)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 173 | Existing positions reduced: 260

Holders
547
Holders Change
-17
Holders Change %
-3.01%
% of All Funds
11.84%
Holding in Top 10
59
Holding in Top 10 Change
-26
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-30.59%
% of All Funds
1.28%
New
51
Increased
173
Reduced
260
Closed
59
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$39.7M -$3.43M -67,590 -8%
PI
27
PineBridge Investments
New York
$38.3M +$16.6M +327,600 +77%
HTC
28
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$36.7M +$1.69M +33,243 +5%
AG
29
Advisor Group
Arizona
$35.1M +$1.99M +39,247 +6%
ST
30
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$34.4M +$75.3K +1,486 +0.2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$30.1M +$15.5M +305,742 +107%
HSBC Holdings
32
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$28.4M -$752K -14,821 -3%
AA
33
Alesco Advisors
New York
$27.3M -$930K -18,342 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$26.4M -$5.52M -108,823 -17%
QFA
35
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$26.3M +$1.59M +31,394 +6%
AIM
36
Astor Investment Management
Illinois
$25.2M +$24.7M +487,250 +5,844%
GFPC
37
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$24.8M +$21.3M +420,083 +634%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$24.7M -$5.26M -103,680 -18%
HighTower Advisors
39
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$24.1M +$61.9K +1,221 +0.3%
AWE
40
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$23.4M -$11.4M -224,855 -33%
DWM
41
Destination Wealth Management
California
$22.4M +$514K +10,130 +2%
TC
42
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$21.4M -$15.4M -303,478 -42%
Truist Financial
43
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$21.2M +$6.94M +136,857 +49%
OH
44
Oikos Holdings
New York
$20.8M
CISOA
45
Capital Investment Services of America
Wisconsin
$20.6M -$1.35M -26,695 -6%
CCA
46
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$20.5M +$199K +3,920 +1%
B
47
Barings
North Carolina
$19.9M -$1.52M -30,000 -7%
RJFSA
48
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$19.8M -$7.14M -140,791 -27%
DCM
49
DeGreen Capital Management
Arizona
$19.4M -$11.6M -229,288 -38%
TCM
50
Towercrest Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$19.4M +$5.35M +105,470 +38%

FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

547 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $5.68B — down 15% from $6.65B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of FLOT and 51 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 260 trimmed existing stakes and 173 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $63.8M. The largest seller was FormulaFolio Investments, cutting an estimated $160M.

  • 547 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q1 2019, down from 564 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.68B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 59 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Jane Street, an estimated $63.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2019 was FormulaFolio Investments, an estimated $160M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.