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iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
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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
VC
51
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$662K +$333K +12,729 +101%
RIA
52
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$621K +$14.3K +548 +2%
Comerica Bank
53
Comerica Bank
Texas
$533K -$2.43K -93 -0.4%
GEM
54
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$522K -$523K -20,000 -50%
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$479K +$99K +3,787 +26%
CA
56
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$406K -$68.4K -2,618 -14%
LTFS
57
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$381K +$48.8K +1,868 +15%
US Bancorp
58
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$355K +$90.2K +3,451 +34%
BTS
59
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$331K +$31.7K +1,212 +11%
BLA
60
Balter Liquid Alternatives
Massachusetts
$326K – – –
FC
61
Financial Consulate
Maryland
$316K -$15.8K -604 -5%
ADL
62
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$310K +$261 +10 +0.1%
RFC
63
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$271K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
64
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$247K +$248K +9,480 New
ACM
65
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$246K +$34.4K +1,314 +16%
Bank of New York Mellon
66
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$243K +$244K +9,321 New
TSS
67
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$228K +$228K +8,724 New
OIA
68
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$217K -$110K -4,200 -34%
ST
69
Sabal Trust
Florida
$212K – – –
PTC
70
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$202K +$203K +7,758 New
FHA
71
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$200K +$95.2K +3,643 +90%
EWM
72
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$171K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
73
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$125K -$4.65K -178 -4%
CTC
74
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$89K +$89.2K +3,413 New
CIR
75
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$88K +$28.4K +1,085 +47%
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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.