We are live on ! Find out more
GOVT icon

iShares US Treasury Bond ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 5061 (+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: 22 (0)

1.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 98.04%97.02% (-1%)

Holders
61
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+22%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
13
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SB
1
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$555M -$20.7M -822,576 -4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$402M +$75M +2,972,930 +23%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$248M +$97.9M +3,881,747 +65%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$151M -$3.16M -125,455 -2%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$97.7M +$30.4M +1,203,838 +45%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.2M +$946K +37,517 +3%
SAMC
7
Shinko Asset Management Company
Japan
$19.5M +$1.26M +50,000 +7%
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$17.5M
UBS AM
9
UBS AM
Illinois
$15.5M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
10
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$12M -$733K -29,050 -6%
CC
11
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$9.35M +$229K +9,087 +2%
AssetMark Inc
12
AssetMark Inc
California
$7.67M +$6.23M +246,946 +417%
WI
13
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$5.45M +$5.49M +217,622 New
1CP
14
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$5.44M +$5.47M +217,100 New
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.9M +$105K +4,170 +2%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4M +$4.03M +159,986 New
FA
17
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$3.68M +$3.7M +146,790 New
PAG
18
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.78M -$125K -4,975 -4%
BA
19
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.33M +$123K +4,872 +6%
CIBC World Market
20
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.32M -$227K -8,991 -9%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$1.94M +$1.14M +45,279 +141%
Lazard Asset Management
22
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.83M
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.67M +$1.68M +66,453 New
EC
24
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.65M
DJSG
25
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$1.62M +$1.63M +64,742 New

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.