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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $164M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

120% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 10

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $127M → $164M (+$36.9M)

15.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.53%78.72% (+15%)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4146 (+5)

Holders
46
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+12.2%
% of All Funds
1.21%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
10
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
1
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$34.3M +$7.4M +65,697 +27%
RJFSA
2
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$16.8M +$11.8M +104,387 +227%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.3M +$5.96M +52,927 +57%
CC
4
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$15.4M +$15.6M +138,141 +134,117%
SG
5
Strid Group
Pennsylvania
$12.5M +$12.4M +110,508 New
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.2M +$670K +5,944 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.93M -$3.63M -32,243 -34%
BAC
8
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$5.65M +$2.69M +23,920 +90%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$5.62M -$3.05M -27,093 -35%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.36M +$944K +8,378 +27%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.83M +$729K +6,472 +23%
BFA
12
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.81M -$604K -5,361 -14%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$3.63M +$2.2M +19,565 +151%
LFG
14
LifePlan Financial Group
Ohio
$3.35M +$92K +817 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.13M -$370K -3,280 -15%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.89M +$834K +7,401 +78%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.87M -$24.6K -218 -1%
IFS
18
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.81M +$1.69K +15 +0.1%
AssetMark Inc
19
AssetMark Inc
California
$1.77M +$391K +3,475 +28%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$1.59M +$1.24M +11,049 +343%
KeyBank National Association
21
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.39M -$45.3K -402 -3%
HNB
22
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.14M
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$626K +$26.4K +234 +4%
FUBT
24
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$580K +$124K +1,100 +27%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$562K -$46.3K -411 -8%

GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

46 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $164M — up 29% from $127M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new GBF positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cassaday & Co, adding an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.21M sold.

  • 46 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q4 2015, up from 41 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $164M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Cassaday & Co, an estimated $15.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.21M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.