iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
226 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.07B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
7.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.63% → 71.77% (+7.1%)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 24 (+1)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 82
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 27
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 230 → 226 (-4)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.26B → $3.07B (-$190M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$75.1M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$25M |
| 3 |
SMA
Simply Money Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$21.4M |
| 4 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$20.8M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WCM
Windham Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$42.5M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$28.1M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$20M |
| 4 |
PFG
Piershale Financial Group
Barrington,
Illinois
|
-$18.7M |
| 5 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$16.8M |
FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
226 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $3.07B — down 5.8% from $3.26B a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in FLOT was balanced in Q4 2015: 27 funds opened new positions, 27 closed out, 88 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $75.1M. The largest seller was Windham Capital Management, cutting an estimated $42.5M.
- 226 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q4 2015, down from 230 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $3.07B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $75.1M added.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Windham Capital Management, an estimated $42.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.