iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
1,300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 1
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 4
57% more funds holding
Funds holding: 21 → 33 (+12)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $179M → $208M (+$29.4M)
5.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.82% → 79.54% (-5.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$5.8M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.81M |
| 3 |
CC
Cadinha & Co
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
+$3.3M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.23M |
| 5 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.15M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.15M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.14M |
| 4 |
ZIM
Zacks Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$83.5K |
| 5 |
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$18K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
33 of the 3,765 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $208M — up 16% from $179M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new GOVT positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $5.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.15M.
- 33 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q4 2014, up from 21 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $208M of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $5.8M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.15M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.