iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
41 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
233% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 3
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
70% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.27B (+$214M)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 35 → 41 (+6)
2.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.97% → 97.85% (-2.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$129M |
| 2 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$50.3M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$8.64M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$7.96M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.26M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$405K |
| 3 |
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
|
-$286K |
| 4 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$280K |
| 5 |
PAG
Private Advisor Group
Morristown,
New Jersey
|
-$190K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
41 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $1.27B — up 20% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new GOVT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $129M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.26M.
- 41 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q2 2015, up from 35 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $1.27B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $129M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.