iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
50 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 8
45% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 11
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 41 → 50 (+9)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.43B (+$162M)
0.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.85% → 98.04% (+0.19%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$248M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$24.1M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$17.6M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$8.2M |
| 5 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$3.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$4.68M |
| 2 |
FA
FDx Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.51M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.4M |
| 4 |
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$1.92M |
| 5 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$721K |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
50 of the 3,590 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.43B — up 13% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new GOVT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $248M. The largest seller was WBI Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.68M sold.
- 50 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q3 2015, up from 41 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $1.43B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $248M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q3 2015 was WBI Investments, an estimated $4.68M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.