iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
ISTB
328 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.97B invested in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 146 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 27
68% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 146 | Existing positions reduced: 87
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 313 → 328 (+15)
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 31 (+1)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.89B → $2.97B (+$78.1M)
0.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.33% → 60.07% (-0.25%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AA
Acorns Advisers
Irvine,
California
|
+$32.4M |
| 2 |
AF
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
|
+$27.4M |
| 3 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$26.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$16.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$130M |
| 2 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$59.4M |
| 3 |
SAF
Smith Anglin Financial
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$14.1M |
| 4 |
GSIS
Global Strategic Investment Solutions
Scottsdale,
Arizona
|
-$12.1M |
| 5 |
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$11.3M |
ISTB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
328 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.97B — up 2.7% from $2.89B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new ISTB positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 146 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Acorns Advisers, adding an estimated $32.4M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, cutting an estimated $130M.
- 328 institutional investors held iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) as of Q1 2021, up from 313 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $2.97B of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
- The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Acorns Advisers, an estimated $32.4M added.
- The largest iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $130M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.