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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5.8% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.49%64.69% (-5.8%)

24% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5542 (-13)

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256M → $172M (-$83.8M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 21

72% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
42
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-23.64%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
10
Reduced
21
Closed
18
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$298K -$4.9M -42,405 -94%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$283K +$25.4K +220 +10%
BA
28
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$277K -$43.3K -375 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$230K -$3.55M -30,707 -94%
SPWA
30
SteelBridge Private Wealth Advisors
Florida
$211K -$578 -5 -0.3%
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$180K +$17.9K +155 +11%
FM
32
Forward Management
California
$85K
SBL
33
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$51K -$30.5K -264 -38%
Bank of Montreal
34
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$47K
IA
35
IFP Advisors
Florida
$46K +$45.2K +391 New
VNA
36
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$40K +$6.36K +55 +2%
MWP
37
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$23K +$22.8K +197 New
AG
38
Advisor Group
Arizona
$19K +$19.4K +168 New
FWM
39
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$7K
SEI Investments
40
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K +$231 +2 +3%
GI
41
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$4K +$3.7K +32 New
WA
42
WFG Advisors
Texas
$3K
SG
43
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
-$12.6M -109,379 Closed
RJFSA
44
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$10.4M -90,158 Closed
LFG
45
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
-$4.72M -41,022 Closed
BFA
46
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$3.26M -28,319 Closed
Ameriprise
47
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.53M -21,968 Closed
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
-$2.23M -19,425 Closed
HI
49
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$1.83M -15,881 Closed
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$1.38M -11,945 Closed

GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

42 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $172M — down 33% from $256M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of GBF and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $3.64M. The largest seller was Strid Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.6M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q2 2016, down from 55 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $172M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $3.64M added.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Strid Group, an estimated $12.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.