iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
35 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
407% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $208M → $1.06B (+$849M)
78% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 9
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
20.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.54% → 99.97% (+20%)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 35 (+2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$530M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$159M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$12.3M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.24M |
| 2 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$2.74M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.21M |
| 4 |
OIA
Optimum Investment Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$639K |
| 5 |
FC
Financial Consulate
Hunt Valley,
Maryland
|
-$374K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
35 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.06B — up 407% from $208M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new GOVT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Suntrust Banks, opening a new position worth an estimated $530M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.24M sold.
- 35 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q1 2015, up from 33 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.06B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 407% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $530M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $3.24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.