iShares US Treasury Bond ETF
GOVT
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.85B invested in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
175% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 16
131% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 32
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 143 → 168 (+25)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.87B → $4.85B (-$19.5M)
5.86% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.37% → 87.51% (-5.9%)
30% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 7 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$249M |
| 2 |
Asset Management One
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$75.4M |
| 3 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$35.6M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$28M |
| 5 |
CCA
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
Rochester,
New York
|
+$16.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$290M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$165M |
| 3 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
-$13.8M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.71M |
| 5 |
MA
MUFG Americas
New York
|
-$9.13M |
GOVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
168 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.85B — down 0.4% from $4.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new GOVT positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $249M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $290M.
- 168 institutional investors held iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) as of Q1 2018, up from 143 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.85B of iShares US Treasury Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 0.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new iShares US Treasury Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $249M added.
- The largest iShares US Treasury Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $290M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.