iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
441 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 232 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
221% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 24
180% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 83
31% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 → 46 (+11)
26% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.57B → $4.51B (+$937M)
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 392 → 441 (+49)
3.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.48% → 57.19% (+3.7%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$134M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$88M |
| 3 |
CFIA
Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors
New York
|
+$80.3M |
| 4 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$77M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$42M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Grimes & Company
Westborough,
Massachusetts
|
-$53M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$39.3M |
| 3 |
LG
Leuthold Group
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$18.6M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.6M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$16.3M |
FLOT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
441 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.51B — up 26% from $3.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new FLOT positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 232 added to existing stakes and 83 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $134M. The largest seller was Grimes & Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $53M sold.
- 441 institutional investors held iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) as of Q1 2018, up from 392 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.51B of iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 77 funds opened new iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 24 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $134M added.
- The largest iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Grimes & Company, an estimated $53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.