iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF
GBF
29 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 27 → 29 (+2)
23% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $131M → $101M (-$29.4M)
25.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.8% → 69.74% (-25%)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 13
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.62M |
| 3 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$444K |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$261K |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$236K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AEPG
American Economic Planning Group
Warren,
New Jersey
|
-$18.7M |
| 2 |
AI
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
-$5M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.36M |
| 5 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$1.11M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GT
26
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| $26K | – | – | – |
|
|
TRCT
27
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $16K | +$15.5K | +140 | New |
|
|
MFS
28
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
29
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
MAA
30
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
| $4K | -$1.11M | -9,965 | -100% |
|
|
AI
31
Atria Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$18.7M | -169,806 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
32
Focused Wealth Management
Newburgh,
New York
| – | -$7K | -63 | Closed |
|
GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
29 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $101M — down 23% from $131M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new GBF positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was American Economic Planning Group, cutting an estimated $18.7M.
- 29 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q1 2014, up from 27 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $101M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was American Economic Planning Group, an estimated $18.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.