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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

209 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 28

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.64B → $3.15B (+$501M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 199209 (+10)

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2223 (+1)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 70

7.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.92%57.9% (-7%)

Holders
209
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
5.57%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
42
Increased
70
Reduced
70
Closed
28
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$831M -$863K -17,032 Closed
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$362M -$7.58M -149,502 -2%
AUIM
3
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$194M -$19.2M -378,461 -9%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$132M -$88.6M -1,748,607 -40%
WIM
5
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$108M -$5.23M -103,206 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$93.4M -$40.7M -803,129 -30%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$77.1M +$17.3M +340,815 +29%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$75.7M +$75.9M +1,498,138 New
EMA
9
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$60.7M -$3.82M -75,303 -6%
BCI
10
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$57.3M +$4.02M +79,336 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$53.9M +$26.2M +516,225 +94%
SR
12
Swiss Re
Switzerland
$50.5M
AA
13
Alesco Advisors
New York
$48.3M +$409K +8,063 +0.9%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$48M -$748K -14,753 -2%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$41.3M -$7.64M -150,817 -16%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$38.4M -$6.66M -131,455 -15%
DWM
17
Destination Wealth Management
California
$34.2M +$180K +3,554 +0.5%
MG
18
Mather Group
Illinois
$31.8M -$38.8K -765 -0.1%
DC
19
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$31.4M -$1.42M -27,943 -4%
CAM
20
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$29.5M
MCM
21
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$27.3M +$27.4M +540,087 New
AC
22
AFAM Capital
Texas
$27.2M -$11.1M -219,528 -29%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$26M +$1.06M +21,006 +4%
DJSG
24
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$22.5M -$277K -5,462 -1%
EB
25
Eastern Bank
Massachusetts
$22.2M +$697K +13,754 +3%

FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

209 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.15B — up 19% from $2.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new FLOT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $26.2M. The largest seller was F-Squared Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $120M sold.

  • 209 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q4 2014, up from 199 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 28 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $26.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was F-Squared Investment Management, an estimated $120M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.