iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
583 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.55B invested in iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 185 increasing their positions, 229 reducing their positions, and 44 closing their positions.
114% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 44
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 536 → 583 (+47)
6% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 69 → 73 (+4)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.94B → $7.55B (-$390M)
6.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 138.76% → 132.29% (-6.5%)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 185 | Existing positions reduced: 229
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$137M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$32.4M |
| 3 |
MMI
Matson Money Inc
Mason,
Ohio
|
+$31.5M |
| 4 |
SFG
Sage Financial Group
W. Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania
|
+$18.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$285M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$79.3M |
| 3 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$63.2M |
| 4 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$47.2M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$41.1M |
IGSB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
583 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $7.55B — down 4.9% from $7.94B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new IGSB positions and 44 closed out — a net gain of 50 holders — while 185 added to existing stakes and 229 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $137M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $285M.
- 583 institutional investors held iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) as of Q4 2017, up from 536 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $7.55B of iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 94 funds opened new iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 44 closed out, a net change of +50 holders.
- The largest iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management, an estimated $137M added.
- The largest iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $285M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.