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iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 19

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $229M (+$29M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 90 (+4)

1.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.89% → 37.85% (+2%)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.65%
% of All Funds
2.25%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
38
Reduced
19
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$17.2M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$12.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.58M
4
PIM
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
+$2.32M
5
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
+$2.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
-$20.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.74M
3
VC
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$2.51M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$1.85M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$1.63M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
51
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$449K -$14.7K -292 -3%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$391K -$1.85M -36,825 -82%
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$373K -$10K -200 -3%
WP
54
WealthSource Partners
California
$371K -$29.9K -595 -7%
AFP
55
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$295K +$1.76K +35 +0.6%
MI
56
Moneywise Inc
Virginia
$293K +$13.9K +277 +5%
PNC Financial Services Group
57
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$289K +$42.8K +852 +17%
CWM
58
Concert Wealth Management
California
$287K -$187K -3,728 -40%
MA
59
Menlo Advisors
California
$250K – – –
US Bancorp
60
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$238K +$62K +1,236 +35%
SWP
61
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$232K +$233K +4,648 New
CIR
62
Clear Investment Research
Georgia
$231K +$166K +3,307 +251%
SDWMA
63
Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors
Pennsylvania
$220K +$221K +4,396 New
IA
64
IFP Advisors
Florida
$210K +$164K +3,264 +347%
IC
65
Iconiq Capital
California
$203K – – –
MA
66
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$185K +$58.8K +1,172 +46%
OC
67
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$174K – – –
MFS
68
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$163K -$51.8K -1,032 -24%
HCM
69
Horan Capital Management
Maryland
$153K +$154K +3,074 New
BAM
70
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$121K – – –
NFG
71
Next Financial Group
Texas
$103K – – –
PWM
72
Perigon Wealth Management
California
$95K -$24.5K -488 -20%
VIA
73
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$87K +$87.2K +1,738 New
Creative Planning
74
Creative Planning
Kansas
$72K – – –
EDRH
75
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$63K -$162K -3,231 -72%
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ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

90 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $229M — up 14% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new ISTB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $17.2M. The largest seller was FormulaFolio Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.1M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q4 2016, up from 86 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $229M of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $17.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q4 2016 was FormulaFolio Investments, an estimated $20.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.