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iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF
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47 hedge funds and large institutions have $120M invested in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 12

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $107M → $120M (+$13.8M)

5.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.61% → 55.25% (+5.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 47 (-4)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
47
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-7.84%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
4
Increased
18
Reduced
12
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$7.84M
2
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$4.9M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.62M
4
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$514K
5
CCP
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
+$486K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.06M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$599K
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$487K
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$401K
5
BDS
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
-$324K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
26
Citigroup
New York
$104K – – –
GTAM
27
Global Trust Asset Management
Florida
$67K – – –
IA
28
IFP Advisors
Florida
$65K – – –
LTFS
29
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$48K -$67.5K -1,370 -59%
CFG
30
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$42K – – –
NFG
31
Next Financial Group
Texas
$34K +$34K +690 New
BRC
32
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$27K – – –
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$24K +$12.1K +245 +98%
SWP
34
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$23K +$23.3K +474 New
CFA
35
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$19K – – –
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$12K -$2.86K -58 -19%
SMFS
37
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
$10K -$34.5K -700 -78%
US Bancorp
38
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
CFGS
39
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$5K +$4.92K +100 New
LWA
40
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$4K – – –
WAM
41
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$3K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K -$14.8K -300 -86%
PA
43
Parallel Advisors
California
$2K – – –
SPIA
44
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2K – – –
Bank of Montreal
45
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
BDS
46
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
– -$324K -6,623 Closed
TSS
47
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$227K -4,635 Closed
BTS
48
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$213K -4,350 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
49
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$66K -1,346 Closed
BCA
50
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$9K -179 Closed
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GHYG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

47 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $120M — up 13% from $107M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of GHYG and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $7.84M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.06M.

  • 47 institutional investors held iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF (GHYG) as of Q3 2018, down from 51 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $120M of iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $7.84M added.
  • The largest iShares US & Intl High Yield Corp Bond ETF seller in Q3 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.