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iShares Convertible Bond ETF
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49 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in iShares Convertible Bond ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

246% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $507K

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 6

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 10

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 49 (+9)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $111M → $122M (+$11.1M)

4.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.11% → 49.59% (+4.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
49
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+22.5%
% of All Funds
1.12%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
16
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$507K
Net Calls
+$1.25M
Net Calls Change
+$634K

Top Buyers

1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$4.73M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.15M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$1.74M
4
LFPWM
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
+$1.68M
5
FHA
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$7.48M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.63M
3
HH
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
-$495K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$478K
5
NR
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
-$310K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BGDI
1
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$65.8M – – –
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.68M -$170K -2,877 -2%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.76M +$2.15M +36,512 +61%
MML Investors Services
4
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$4.95M +$1.74M +29,530 +55%
GI
5
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$4.78M +$4.73M +80,150 New
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.26M -$478K -8,111 -10%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$3.28M -$1.63M -27,682 -34%
VWA
8
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2M +$1.89K +32 +0.1%
RWA
9
Redhawk Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$1.78M +$1.76M +29,770 New
LFPWM
10
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.71M +$1.68M +28,580 New
Nomura Asset Management
11
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.65M – – –
LTFS
12
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.19M +$267K +4,525 +29%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.15M +$49.9K +846 +5%
FHA
14
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$1.12M +18,978 New
ALIONA
15
Allianz Life Insurance of North America
Minnesota
$1.06M -$55.1K -934 -5%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.02M +$40.2K +682 +4%
FAAS
17
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$973K +$136K +2,300 +17%
MPWT
18
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$928K -$45.2K -766 -5%
FIM
19
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$833K -$2.83K -48 -0.3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$819K +$807K +13,690 New
SC
21
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$766K +$754K +12,796 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$760K -$13.4K -228 -2%
NR
23
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$746K -$310K -5,256 -30%
Bank of Nova Scotia
24
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$563K +$555K +9,409 New
BRWA
25
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$535K +$20.5K +348 +4%
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ICVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

49 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $122M — up 10% from $111M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ICVT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.73M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.48M sold.

  • 49 institutional investors held iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) as of Q3 2018, up from 40 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $122M of iShares Convertible Bond ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Convertible Bond ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $4.73M added.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $7.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.