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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

94% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 18

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 86 (+10)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

41% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $342M → $200M (-$142M)

96.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 132.68% → 35.89% (-97%)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.16%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
35
Reduced
18
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.83M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$4.8M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.1M
4
NIA
Northstar Investment Advisors
Colorado
+$2.61M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$105M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$105M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$12.7M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$5.31M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$4.67M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
51
Citigroup
New York
$388K +$40.5K +800 +12%
WI
52
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$374K +$374K +7,387 New
RJFSA
53
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$324K +$115K +2,269 +55%
JG
54
Jefferies Group
New York
$305K +$305K +6,017 New
AFP
55
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$298K +$1.42K +28 +0.5%
MI
56
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
$283K +$283K +5,580 New
EWA
57
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$255K – – –
MA
58
Menlo Advisors
California
$253K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$249K +$8.1K +160 +3%
EDRE
60
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$227K -$26.2K -517 -10%
EDRH
61
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$227K -$26.2K -517 -10%
MFS
62
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$218K -$6.68K -132 -3%
BFA
63
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$207K -$203 -4 -0.1%
IC
64
Iconiq Capital
California
$205K – – –
US Bancorp
65
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$178K +$12.9K +255 +8%
OC
66
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$176K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
67
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$152K +$152K +3,000 New
CIR
68
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$134K -$66.7K -1,317 -50%
MA
69
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$128K +$46.8K +924 +57%
BAM
70
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$122K – – –
PWM
71
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$121K – – –
NFG
72
Next Financial Group
Texas
$104K – – –
Creative Planning
73
Creative Planning
Kansas
$73K +$73K +1,442 New
LWM
74
LBA Wealth Management
Florida
$51K +$50.6K +1,000 New
IA
75
IFP Advisors
Florida
$48K +$33.2K +656 +231%
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ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

86 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $200M — down 41% from $342M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new ISTB positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was United Capital Financial Advisors, cutting an estimated $105M.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q3 2016, up from 76 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $200M of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.83M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q3 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $105M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.