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iShares US Treasury Bond ETF

12 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.1M invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1012 (+2)

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.2M → $90.1M (+$11.9M)

0.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.61%81.17% (-0.43%)

60% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 5

Holders
12
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.35%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
2
Reduced
5
Closed
2
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$71.6M +$13.9M +568,471 +24%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.2M -$3.22M -131,489 -22%
IIS
3
Ignis Investment Services
United Kingdom
$3.69M +$371K +15,170 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$951K +$959K +39,172 New
MAA
5
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$860K +$867K +35,403 New
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$567K -$69K -2,819 -11%
RBC
7
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$531K +$535K +21,838 New
Comerica Bank
8
Comerica Bank
Texas
$241K -$80.7K -3,296 -25%
DS
9
DRW Securities
Illinois
$232K -$100K -4,103 -30%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$204K +$146K +5,967 +245%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K -$6.24K -255 -50%
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6K
SAMC
13
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
-$3.02M -123,000 Closed
BCM
14
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$800K -32,114 Closed

GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

12 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $90.1M — up 15% from $78.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new GOVT positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 2 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $13.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $3.22M.

  • 12 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q4 2013, up from 10 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $90.1M of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 2 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $13.9M added.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $3.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.