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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
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173 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.29B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

380% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 10

32% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 25 (+6)

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 50

26% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 173 (+36)

5.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.73% → 65.1% (+5.4%)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.18B → $2.29B (-$887M)

Holders
173
Holders Change
+36
Holders Change %
+26.28%
% of All Funds
5.02%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.58%
% of All Funds
0.73%
New
48
Increased
64
Reduced
50
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$65.1M
2
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$62M
3
AA
Alesco Advisors
New York
+$42.4M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$32M
5
CAM
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
+$29.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$56.4M
2
BTS
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$35.4M
3
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$33.2M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$8.82M
5
AC
AFAM Capital
Texas
-$7.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
101
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1M -$119K -2,340 -11%
CC
102
Courier Capital
New York
$948K +$660K +13,017 +230%
WA
103
WFG Advisors
Texas
$892K -$123K -2,426 -12%
RJA
104
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$855K +$47.2K +932 +6%
NES
105
New England Securities
New York
$826K +$222K +4,384 +37%
NA
106
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$809K -$33.2M -654,530 -98%
CA
107
Capital Advantage
California
$803K +$802K +15,825 New
PAG
108
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$768K +$767K +15,133 New
PA
109
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$766K +$765K +15,096 New
AT
110
Arden Trust
Delaware
$732K +$15K +296 +2%
RJFSA
111
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$717K +$716K +14,135 New
DSN
112
D. Scott Neal
Kentucky
$699K +$698K +13,780 New
RCM
113
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$695K +$35.5K +700 +5%
FAAM
114
First Allied Asset Management
California
$653K +$83.8K +1,653 +15%
CWM
115
Concert Wealth Management
California
$641K +$324K +6,401 +102%
CS
116
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$638K -$124K -2,448 -16%
William Blair & Company
117
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$636K – – –
AUIM
118
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$624K -$135K -2,659 -18%
UBS AM
119
UBS AM
Illinois
$609K – – –
AP
120
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$583K +$583K +11,500 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
121
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$576K – – –
CFC
122
Coyle Financial Counsel
Illinois
$546K +$545K +10,765 New
BCM
123
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$545K +$545K +10,754 New
CAN
124
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$538K +$541K +10,681 New
WTC
125
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$536K +$5.07K +100 +1%
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5
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FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

173 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.29B — down 28% from $3.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new FLOT positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 38 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $65.1M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $56.4M.

  • 173 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q4 2013, up from 137 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.29B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +38 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $65.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Ameriprise, an estimated $56.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.