iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
ISTB
76 hedge funds and large institutions have $342M invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 4
74% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 19
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 76 (+10)
0.55% less ownership
Funds ownership: 133.23% → 132.68% (-0.55%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $345M → $342M (-$3.55M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
+$17.8M |
| 2 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$15.9M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.5M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.02M |
| 5 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$3.01M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$6.53M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.73M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.83M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.5M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.14M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCM
76
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
| – | -$916K | -18,220 | Closed |
|
|
AIG
77
American International Group
New York
| – | -$484K | -9,618 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
78
Horan Capital Management
Hunt Valley,
Maryland
| – | -$154K | -3,074 | Closed |
|
79
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$5K | -106 | Closed |
|
ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
76 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 Q2 2016, worth a combined $342M — down 1% from $345M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ISTB positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was FormulaFolio Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $6.53M.
- 76 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q2 2016, up from 66 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $342M of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was FormulaFolio Investments, an estimated $17.8M added.
- The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.53M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.