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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $40.6M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 51.12%40.61% (-11%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3228 (-4)

54% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.4M → $40.6M (-$46.8M)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 17

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
28
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
4
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.69M -$4.25M -38,818 -43%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.69M +$1.22M +11,089 +35%
BAC
3
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$4.45M -$65.2K -595 -1%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$3.58M -$6.67M -60,850 -65%
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.29M +$3.29M +30,049 New
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.03M -$822K -7,498 -21%
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$2.98M -$45.1K -412 -1%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.5M -$42.1K -384 -2%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.47M -$4.19M -38,199 -63%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.91M +$32.9K +300 +2%
IFS
11
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.63M +$26.6K +243 +2%
AFC
12
AFT Forsyth & Company
Florida
$774K -$52K -475 -6%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$681K -$17.1K -156 -2%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$480K -$373K -3,400 -44%
HNB
15
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$432K
WT
16
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$428K -$39.7K -362 -9%
CA
17
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$358K -$6.46K -59 -2%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$287K -$110 -1 -0%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$265K -$54.5K -497 -17%
KeyBank National Association
20
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$260K -$71.2K -650 -22%
MAA
21
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$122K +$12.8K +117 +12%
FM
22
Forward Management
California
$80K
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$48K -$26.1K -238 -35%
SFS
24
Signator Financial Services
Massachusetts
$36K
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$30K

GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

28 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $40.6M — down 54% from $87.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of GBF and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $1.22M. The largest seller was 3D Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.4M sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q3 2013, down from 32 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $40.6M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $1.22M added.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q3 2013 was 3D Asset Management, an estimated $22.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.