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iShares US Treasury Bond ETF

96 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.61B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 16

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 24

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8996 (+7)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.49B → $2.61B (+$127M)

6.85% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.46%92.61% (-6.9%)

Holders
96
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+7.87%
% of All Funds
2.4%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
27
Increased
34
Reduced
24
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SB
1
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$570M -$35.4M -1,398,169 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$452M +$18.1M +715,788 +4%
UCFA
3
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$281M +$11.8M +464,356 +4%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$237M +$10.7M +423,168 +5%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$235M +$66.6M +2,629,086 +39%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$220M +$196M +7,716,063 +6,054%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$176M -$226M -8,934,567 -56%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$54.3M +$50.7M +2,002,357 +1,131%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$49.3M +$15.9M +628,552 +47%
WI
10
WBI Investments
New Jersey
$34.4M +$35M +1,381,017 New
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$33.7M +$34.3M +1,353,610 +3,076,386%
AssetMark Inc
12
AssetMark Inc
California
$31.3M +$5.86M +231,425 +23%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$27.1M -$13.2M -522,280 -32%
UBS AM
14
UBS AM
Illinois
$22.5M +$17.2M +676,964 New
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.9M -$36.1K -1,423 -0.2%
Allianz Asset Management
16
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$17.7M +$2.14M +84,285 +13%
PAS
17
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$17.7M +$18M +709,237 New
Stifel Financial
18
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$13.9M +$12.8M +506,419 +1,003%
BIM
19
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$10.8M +$5.33M +210,502 +94%
CC
20
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$8.06M -$1.75M -68,912 -18%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
21
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$7.5M +$2.6M +102,442 +52%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$6.27M +$5.91M +233,256 +1,270%
EC
23
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$5.86M +$5.95M +235,000 New
CFP
24
Cornerstone Financial Partners
North Carolina
$5.39M +$2.95M +116,354 +116%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.28M +$5.37M +211,865 New

GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

96 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $2.61B — up 5.1% from $2.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new GOVT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $196M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $226M.

  • 96 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q4 2016, up from 89 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.61B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $196M added.
  • The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.