iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
520 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 189 increasing their positions, 225 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.
0.82% less ownership
Funds ownership: 54.19% → 53.36% (-0.82%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 547 → 520 (-27)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.68B → $5.3B (-$376M)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 59 → 50 (-9)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 189 | Existing positions reduced: 225
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 58
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$87.1M |
| 3 |
MFM
MD Financial Management
Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$37.6M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26.3M |
| 5 |
IA
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
|
+$19.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$104M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$64.8M |
| 3 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$64.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$57M |
| 5 |
AWS
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
|
-$52.2M |
FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
520 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $5.3B — down 6.6% from $5.68B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of FLOT and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 225 trimmed existing stakes and 189 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $104M.
- 520 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q2 2019, down from 547 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $5.3B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 6.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 58 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $104M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.