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iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

392 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 148 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

211% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 28

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 148 | Existing positions reduced: 103

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 334392 (+58)

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3035 (+5)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.23B → $3.57B (+$337M)

3.77% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.71%53.48% (+3.8%)

Holders
392
Holders Change
+58
Holders Change %
+17.37%
% of All Funds
8.89%
Holding in Top 10
35
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.79%
New
87
Increased
148
Reduced
103
Closed
28
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$660M +$75.5M +1,483,730 +13%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$212M -$42.1M -827,923 -17%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$156M +$14M +274,635 +10%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$142M +$13.1M +256,727 +10%
AA
5
Alesco Advisors
New York
$136M +$9.67M +189,971 +8%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$108M +$76.5M +1,503,377 +244%
PNC Financial Services Group
7
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$90.3M +$6.76M +132,787 +8%
CFIA
8
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
$83.7M -$4.34M -85,358 -5%
JIR
9
James Investment Research
Ohio
$60.2M +$10.5M +207,052 +21%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$58.6M -$5.61M -110,192 -9%
MCM
11
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$57.6M +$1.46M +28,635 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$55.2M -$1.58M -30,956 -3%
GC
13
Grimes & Company
Massachusetts
$53M +$53.1M +1,042,560 New
SR
14
Swiss Re
Switzerland
$50.8M
VA
15
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$47.4M +$29.4M +578,555 +164%
DC
16
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$44M +$5.26M +103,360 +14%
CS
17
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$39.5M +$39.5M +776,567 New
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$39.5M +$10.7M +209,471 +37%
DJSG
19
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$34.7M +$2.59M +50,849 +8%
US Bancorp
20
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$34M +$3.82M +75,046 +13%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33.9M +$7.74M +152,094 +30%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$33.4M +$3.2M +62,813 +11%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
23
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$33.4M -$1.88M -36,971 -5%
LG
24
Leuthold Group
Minnesota
$32.5M -$164K -3,216 -0.5%
GLA
25
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$32M +$1.49M +29,203 +5%

FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

392 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $3.57B — up 10% from $3.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 87 funds opened new FLOT positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 59 holders — while 148 added to existing stakes and 103 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $76.5M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $55.9M.

  • 392 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q4 2017, up from 334 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.57B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 87 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 28 closed out, a net change of +59 holders.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $76.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $55.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.