iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.62B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
138% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 13
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 61 (+11)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.62B (+$184M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.04% → 97.02% (-1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$97.9M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$75M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$30.4M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$6.23M |
| 5 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
+$5.49M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$20.7M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.16M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$3.01M |
| 4 |
MIAN
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$2.2M |
| 5 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
-$1.93M |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
61 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.62B — up 13% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new GOVT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $97.9M. The largest seller was Suntrust Banks, cutting an estimated $20.7M.
- 61 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q4 2015, up from 50 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.62B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $97.9M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Suntrust Banks, an estimated $20.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.