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iShares Convertible Bond ETF

33 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in iShares Convertible Bond ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14K | Put options by funds: $6K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2933 (+4)

10.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 87.51%77.19% (-10%)

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $316M → $220M (-$96.4M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
0.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
13
Reduced
7
Closed
4
Calls
$14K
Puts
$6K
Net Calls
+$8K
Net Calls Change
+$15K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BGDI
1
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$169M -$113M -1,999,990 -40%
BCM
2
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$18.8M +$18.9M +333,057 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.96M +$1.02M +17,938 +15%
BTS
4
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.88M +$4.9M +86,623 New
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$4.6M +$845K +14,922 +22%
MML Investors Services
6
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.05M +$122K +2,160 +4%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$2.29M +$534K +9,441 +30%
NR
8
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$2M +$1.59M +28,078 +378%
Stifel Financial
9
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$994K +$88K +1,554 +10%
VWA
10
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$923K +$8.21K +145 +0.9%
LTFS
11
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$868K +$205K +3,621 +31%
FIM
12
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$831K +$835K +14,749 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$568K +$62.4K +1,103 +12%
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$508K +$39.5K +697 +8%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$474K +$70.6K +1,247 +17%
GFPC
16
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$357K -$16.6K -293 -4%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$347K -$8.71M -153,852 -96%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$314K -$25K -442 -7%
BRWA
19
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$260K +$261K +4,605 New
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$137K -$2.03M -35,843 -94%
LTI
21
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$123K +$123K +2,178 New
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$70K
IA
23
IFP Advisors
Florida
$52K
PCG
24
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$52K +$47.3K +835 +938%
AG
25
Advisor Group
Arizona
$27K +$27.6K +487 New

ICVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

33 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $220M — down 31% from $316M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new ICVT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $18.9M. The largest seller was BW Gestao de Investimentos, cutting an estimated $113M.

  • 33 institutional investors held iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) as of Q1 2018, up from 29 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $220M of iShares Convertible Bond ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares Convertible Bond ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $18.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF seller in Q1 2018 was BW Gestao de Investimentos, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.