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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
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230 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.26B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17

86% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.75B → $3.26B (+$1.51B)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 23 (+2)

7.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.83% → 64.63% (+7.8%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 230 (+13)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 81

Holders
230
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+5.99%
% of All Funds
6.42%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
0.64%
New
33
Increased
80
Reduced
81
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$496M
2
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$74.3M
3
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$73M
4
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
+$23.6M
5
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
+$18.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$22.6M
2
JG
Jefferies Group
New York
-$21.9M
3
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
-$17.2M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.7M
5
FEG
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
-$11.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
151
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$523K +$17.6K +348 +3%
VKH
152
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$518K +$519K +10,267 New
CLOS
153
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$509K -$253K -5,000 -33%
BTNA
154
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$473K +$474K +9,380 New
FUBT
155
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$466K +$24.6K +487 +6%
WPC
156
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$441K +$86K +1,700 +24%
ECM
157
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$438K +$439K +8,685 New
Mariner
158
Mariner
Kansas
$437K +$438K +8,659 New
BA
159
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$418K +$106K +2,087 +34%
CFA
160
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$412K – – –
WTC
161
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$359K -$5.06K -100 -1%
Citigroup
162
Citigroup
New York
$353K +$81.8K +1,618 +30%
SEI Investments
163
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$340K +$341K +6,737 New
GC
164
Garde Capital
Washington
$328K – – –
VC
165
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$322K -$3.94K -78 -1%
WF
166
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$315K – – –
PAS
167
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$307K +$308K +6,091 New
CG
168
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$303K -$507K -10,020 -63%
NPC
169
National Planning Corporation
California
$302K -$1.37M -27,052 -82%
AI
170
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$302K -$365K -7,227 -55%
ASN
171
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$297K +$268K +5,295 +890%
IH
172
IFC Holdings
Florida
$293K -$334K -6,609 -53%
BW
173
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$289K +$13.6K +268 +5%
VNA
174
VNBTrust National Association
Virginia
$288K -$3.03K -60 -1%
SFM
175
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$285K +$286K +5,646 New
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FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

230 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $3.26B — up 86% from $1.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new FLOT positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PNC Financial Services Group, adding an estimated $496M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $22.6M.

  • 230 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q3 2015, up from 217 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $3.26B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 86% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was PNC Financial Services Group, an estimated $496M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $22.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.