iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
334 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.23B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
107% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 82
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.85B → $3.23B (+$385M)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 30 (+3)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 325 → 334 (+9)
0.62% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.09% → 49.71% (+0.62%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$64.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$42.2M |
| 4 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.3M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$22.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$43.9M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$17.9M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.38M |
| 4 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$7.13M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$6.84M |
FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
334 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.23B — up 14% from $2.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new FLOT positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $43.9M.
- 334 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q3 2017, up from 325 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $3.23B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Prudential plc, an estimated $43.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.