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iShares Convertible Bond ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $177M invested in iShares Convertible Bond ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 11

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122M → $177M (+$55.6M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4959 (+10)

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

11.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.59%61.02% (+11%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.43M | Put options by funds: $3.73M

Holders
59
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+20.41%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
23
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
11
Calls
$3.43M
Puts
$3.73M
Net Calls
-$298K
Net Calls Change
-$1.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BGDI
1
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$67.2M +$9.99M +179,950 +16%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$18.4M +$16.4M +294,989 +539%
Allianz Asset Management
3
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$13.2M +$13.9M +250,569 New
FAAS
4
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$11.7M +$11.5M +207,500 +1,283%
CM
5
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$10.7M +$11.3M +203,172 New
BCM
6
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$8.54M +$9.03M +162,682 New
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$7.85M +$248K +4,478 +3%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$5.74M +$723K +13,036 +14%
Verition Fund Management
9
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$3.53M +$3.73M +67,171 New
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.42M +$3.62M +65,159 New
MML Investors Services
11
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.19M -$1.22M -21,978 -27%
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.82M +$2.73M +49,237 +1,087%
LFPWM
13
Leicht Financial Planning & Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2.79M +$1.37M +24,609 +86%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.16M +$1.2M +21,548 +111%
VWA
15
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$2M +$10.4K +188 +0.6%
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.62M +$1.71M +30,888 New
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.02M -$24.5K -441 -2%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$998K +$603K +10,871 +134%
Nomura Asset Management
19
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$935K -$541K -9,750 -35%
FHA
20
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$911K -$90.3K -1,627 -9%
HighTower Advisors
21
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$717K -$183K -3,291 -19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$696K +$30.7K +554 +4%
SC
23
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$672K
FIM
24
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$593K -$144K -2,589 -19%
Bank of Nova Scotia
25
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$494K -$166 -3 -0%

ICVT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

59 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $177M — up 46% from $122M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new ICVT positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.78M sold.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares Convertible Bond ETF (ICVT) as of Q4 2018, up from 49 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $177M of iShares Convertible Bond ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares Convertible Bond ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 11 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Jane Street, an estimated $16.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Convertible Bond ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $4.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.