iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
460 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.17B invested in iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 155 increasing their positions, 189 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 35
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 449 → 460 (+11)
1% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 72 → 73 (+1)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.98B → $7.17B (+$186M)
0.55% less ownership
Funds ownership: 137.56% → 137.01% (-0.55%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 155 | Existing positions reduced: 189
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$50.3M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$40.4M |
| 3 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$33.9M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$25.4M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$23.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$120M |
| 2 |
WI
WBI Investments
Red Bank,
New Jersey
|
-$55.7M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$50.4M |
| 4 |
Janney Montgomery Scott
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$45M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$40.9M |
IGSB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
460 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $7.17B — up 2.7% from $6.98B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new IGSB positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 155 added to existing stakes and 189 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $50.3M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $120M.
- 460 institutional investors held iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) as of Q1 2016, up from 449 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $7.17B of iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 35 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $50.3M added.
- The largest iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $120M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.