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iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF

41 hedge funds and large institutions have $128M invested in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

4.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 64.56%68.58% (+4%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4541 (-4)

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $128M (-$51.1M)

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 7

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
41
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-8.89%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
3
Increased
9
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
1
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$28.2M +$28.3M +248,753 +9,549%
US Bancorp
2
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$18.5M -$15.7M -137,471 -45%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.3M -$6.16M -54,088 -28%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$11.2M -$8.67M -76,118 -43%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$8.49M -$1.87M -16,456 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.4M +$4.55M +39,964 +114%
CSM
7
CAMG Solamere Management
North Carolina
$7.69M +$7.82M +68,623 New
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.72M +$33.3K +292 +0.9%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.95M -$379K -3,323 -11%
BAC
10
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$2.84M +$59.8K +525 +2%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.26M -$373K -3,278 -14%
VKH
12
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.13M -$2.51M -22,068 -54%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2M -$313K -2,745 -13%
KeyBank National Association
14
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.79M -$2.85K -25 -0.2%
IFS
15
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$1.73M -$85.8K -753 -5%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.46M -$95.7K -840 -6%
CB
17
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$1.23M +$1.25M +10,942 New
HNB
18
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.23M
Morgan Stanley
19
Morgan Stanley
New York
$947K -$2.45M -21,528 -72%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$636K +$2.51K +22 +0.4%
WT
21
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
$627K -$50.6K -444 -7%
1IA
22
1834 Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$566K +$10.3K +90 +2%
NPC
23
National Planning Corporation
California
$549K -$486K -4,267 -47%
FUBT
24
First United Bank & Trust
Maryland
$509K -$21.6K -190 -4%
CC
25
Cassaday & Co
Virginia
$466K -$1.24M -10,890 -72%

GBF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

41 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $128M — down 29% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of GBF and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Commonwealth Equity Services, adding an estimated $28.3M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $40.3M sold.

  • 41 institutional investors held iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF (GBF) as of Q4 2016, down from 45 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $128M of iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Commonwealth Equity Services, an estimated $28.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $40.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.