iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
12 hedge funds and large institutions have $86.8M 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.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 10 → 12 (+2)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $78.2M → $86.8M (+$8.63M)
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.9M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$959K |
| 3 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$867K |
| 4 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$535K |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$146K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.22M |
| 2 |
SAMC
Shinko Asset Management Company
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$3.02M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$800K |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$100K |
| 5 |
Comerica Bank
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$80.7K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
12 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $86.8M — up 11% 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 $86.8M of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 11% 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.