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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF
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39 hedge funds and large institutions have $74.9M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.4% → 69.47% (-0.93%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 39 (-1)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94.6M → $74.9M (-$19.6M)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
39
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
17
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$10.5M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$2.79M
3
DWM
Destination Wealth Management
California
+$446K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$410K
5
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$253K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$20.9M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.92M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.64M
4
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.13M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.46M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FWM
26
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$248K +$3.2K +29 +1%
OC
27
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$237K -$13.9K -126 -6%
TNBTD
28
Trustmark National Bank Trust Department
Mississippi
$212K – – –
HNB
29
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$202K – – –
CC
30
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$98K – – –
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$74K – – –
FEG
32
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$58K +$58.6K +531 New
SBL
33
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$42K – – –
SWM
34
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$38K – – –
AG
35
Advisor Group
Arizona
$18K +$18.2K +165 New
FWM
36
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$7K – – –
TFA
37
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$6K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5K – – –
AssetMark Inc
39
AssetMark Inc
California
$1K -$22.5K -204 -98%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$2.92M -26,442 Closed
VF
41
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$2.64M -23,908 Closed
BFA
42
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$2.13M -19,315 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
43
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$16K -141 Closed
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GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

39 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $74.9M — down 21% from $94.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of GBF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was US Bancorp, cutting an estimated $20.9M.

  • 39 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q3 2018, down from 40 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $74.9M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q3 2018 was US Bancorp, an estimated $20.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.