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iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.49B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 22

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.93B → $2.49B (+$552M)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

9.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 90.14% → 99.46% (+9.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 89 (+2)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.3%
% of All Funds
2.37%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
12
Increased
43
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$277M
2
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$275M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$66.6M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$9.7M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$8.17M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$39M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$20.5M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$18.1M
4
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
-$6.57M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.32M -$18.1M -693,128 -84%
BA
27
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$3.21M +$419K +16,047 +15%
PAG
28
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.97M -$849K -32,461 -22%
SG Americas Securities
29
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.64M +$1.43M +54,693 +118%
CFP
30
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$2.63M +$1.53M +58,700 +142%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.44M -$166K -6,342 -6%
FA
32
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.22M +$1.65K +63 +0.1%
Lazard Asset Management
33
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.97M – – –
KeyBank National Association
34
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.93M +$1.93M +73,828 New
CGI
35
Cougar Global Investments
Ontario, Canada
$1.76M +$142K +5,447 +9%
CLOS
36
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.51M – – –
FAAS
37
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.5M -$41.2K -1,576 -3%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.5M +$351K +13,445 +31%
Bank of Montreal
39
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.49M +$113K +4,330 +8%
Canada Life
40
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.44M +$498K +19,050 +53%
IA
41
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.37M +$13.2K +505 +1%
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.32M -$7.48K -286 -0.6%
Wolverine Trading
43
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.28M -$1.01M -38,727 -44%
SYBT
44
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$1.11M +$196K +7,500 +21%
SPC
45
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$903K +$638K +24,387 +238%
PC
46
Peavine Capital
Nevada
$846K – – –
CFG
47
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$809K +$34.7K +1,329 +4%
SFA
48
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$752K +$754K +28,841 New
SCA
49
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$720K +$31.2K +1,192 +5%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$707K +$31.9K +1,222 +5%
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GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

89 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $2.49B — up 29% from $1.93B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new GOVT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $277M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $39M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q3 2016, up from 87 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.49B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $277M added.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.