iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
15 hedge funds and large institutions have $99M invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 2
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 12 → 15 (+3)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $86.8M → $99M (+$12.2M)
3.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.17% → 77.64% (-3.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$4.64M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$4.05M |
| 3 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
+$1.86M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$804K |
| 5 |
CC
Cadinha & Co
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
+$557K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$531K |
| 2 |
IIS
Ignis Investment Services
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$369K |
| 3 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$232K |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$152K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$80.9K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
15 of the 3,475 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $99M — up 14% from $86.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new GOVT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 4 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $4.64M. The largest seller was Ronald Blue & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $531K sold.
- 15 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q1 2014, up from 12 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $99M of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $4.64M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $531K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.